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Bangkok Post
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Thailand leads in e-shop phishing

From February to April 2022, Thailand ranked third in Asean in terms of the proportion of finance-related phishing attempts.

More than 55% of phishing attempts in Thailand are finance-related, while the proportion of such attacks using fake e-shops in the country tops Southeast Asia, according to Russia-based cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.

"Phishing attempts are the most popular among scammers because they use social engineering to lure users," said Benjamas Chuthapiphat, territory manager for Thailand at Kaspersky.

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