New laws to combat cyber threats

As the online world becomes a part of our daily lives, various cyber threats are closer to us. This can be seen from the case where many citizens shared their experiences with online scammers that come in various forms, such as money-sucking apps that trick us into downloading apps. down mobile phone Then secretly steal money through Mobile Banking or horse accounts that are opened to support illegal money transfers, etc. by this law to suppress online fraud. Was promulgated on March 17, 2023, namely the 2023 Technology Crime Prevention and Suppression Measures Act. It has important information that the public should know. For your own benefit as follows:

Technology crimes according to Section 3 of this law is the act or attempt to commit an offense According to the law on computer crimes to commit fraud, extortion or extortion of money. any person or in a manner likely to cause damage to another person or committing an offense of fraud, extortion, or extortion of property Using the computer system as a tool And when fraudsters steal money through Mobile Banking or various online transactions, according to this law, victims can notify the bank through the Call Center at the phone number in the picture below.

The steps are as follows.

1. The victim reported the problem to the incident center at the telephone number above. As the victim has an account available 24 hours a day.

2. The victim confirms his or her identity and agrees to allow the bank to suspend the victim's account and use the information notified to suspend the horse's account. temporarily for 72 hours

3. The victim must report the crime within 72 hours so that the police can take legal action within 7 days, during which time the bank will temporarily suspend the account.

In addition, this law stipulates penalties for those who open horse accounts , namely imprisonment for up to 3 years or a fine of up to 300,000 baht, or both. Including those who are engaged in procuring, advertising, or spreading news in any way in order to buy, sell, rent, or lend deposit accounts, electronic cards. electronic money account as well as telephone numbers There is also a severe criminal penalty, which is imprisonment from 2-5 years or a fine from 2-5 hundred thousand baht, or both.