Bangkok Post – New cybercrime law saves 5.8 billion baht | #cybercrime | #infosec

Over 5.8 billion baht in losses have been prevented under the new cybercrime crackdown law, says the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).

Deputy Prime Minister and DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong said on Wednesday that more than 5.8 billion baht in financial losses have been prevented in the three months since the enforcement of the executive decree on Measures for the Prevention and Suppression of Technological Crime, which came into effect on April 13, 2025.

The law, designed to combat online crime, particularly call centre scams and digital fraud, also upgraded the Anti-Online Scam Operation Centre (AOC) into a more powerful and centralised agency — the Technology Crime Suppression Centre (TCSC), now acting as the core unit for receiving reports, investigating complaints, suspending financial transactions, analysing data, and implementing swift legal action.

Between April 14 and July 20, the TCSC reported that 19,676 gambling websites were blocked, 14,143 scam URLs taken down, 181,989 fraudulent bank accounts frozen, and 88,995 cybercrime cases handled.

As a result, the TCSC helped prevent financial losses totalling 5,895.96 billion baht during this period.

The success stems from integrated collaboration with multiple agencies, such as the Royal Thai Police, the Bank of Thailand, the Anti-Money Laundering Office, among others.