Vietnamese authorities handled more than 30 cases involving the illegal sale and theft of personal data between 2023 and 2025, affecting over 160 million data records across sectors including health, education, finance, banking and telecommunications.
Thai police have arrested 28 individuals linked to an illegal payment platform suspected of processing around 5 billion THB (over 153.5 million USD) per month for approximately 600 gambling websites.
Thai authorities have intensified a crackdown on online scam and gambling networks, arresting a suspected ringleader and freezing assets worth billions of THB linked to transnational criminal activities.
The centre said this reflected faster and more effective fund freezes, but warned that online job scams had surged to become the single biggest cause of financial damage this week for the first time.
Since its establishment, the National Scam Response Centre of Malaysia has prevented more than 34.05 million MYR (8.5 million USD) from falling into the hands of scam syndicates. The amount returned to victims rose significantly from 508,479 MYR in 2024 to 6.65 million MYR in 2025.
The regulations, which will take effect in March, will cap online gold transactions conducted in the Thai baht at 50 million THB (1.6 million USD) per user per day. Any transaction exceeding that limit will require approval from the authorities.
Hanoi’s tax office has established a three-tier Zalo communication network connecting tax officials directly with household businesses, while HCM City has classified its 363,000 household taxpayers into three income groups based on annual revenue for customised support and digital training.
The DES Ministry will seek cooperation from social media platforms to prevent the spread of fake news and monitor accounts related to such activities, he told reporters after chairing a meeting of the newly established Anti-Fake News Centre (AFNC).
The suspects were reportedly part of a crime ring operating under foreign direction.
Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid has called on Google to support the Indonesian government's efforts to protect children in the digital space.
The ASEAN Online Sale Day 2024, the largest shopping festival in the region, will official kick off on August 8, the Vietnam E-commerce and Digital Economy Agency (iDEA) under the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) has announced.
Senior Lieutenant General Luong Tam Quang, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Chairman of the National Cybersecurity Association, emphasised the urgency of cybercrime prevention in today’s online internet community.
