A surge in internet banking thefts in Thailand has prompted DES and the NSCA to investigate more than 200 apps suspected of being used to drain bank accounts.
Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) and National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) recently released a list of just over 200 apps. malware, some of which are accused of being used to empty the bank accounts of those who installed them. They are available on both iOS and Android.
A phenomenon of magnitude in the country
The ministry posted its report on its Facebook page. The translation is quite rough, but Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, Minister of Digital Economy and Society, writes that the investigation was carried out following numerous cases of banking scams across the country.
For his part, the Bangkok Post quotes a statement, to say the least elementary, of the Minister: The public is advised to beware of malicious applications. If downloaded, hackers can steal your personal data or take control of your phones. More broadly, the latter also warned his fellow citizens against phishing.
We will be careful not to comment on the level of banking security in Thailand, but Chayawadee Chai-Anant, the deputy governor of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), has given instructions to commercial banks to strengthen the security of their online banking.
The 203 apps in question
The DES specifies that it has contacted Google and Apple to remove these applications from the Play Store and the App Store. As of this writing, many are still available for download.
The exhaustive list of all applications is available below. There are 203 in all, and they are heterogeneous: password managers, photo editors or messaging applications. Naturally, if you have one of these apps installed on your device, we recommend that you remove it.
- 4K Pro Camera
- 4K Wallpapers, Auto Changer
- Advanced SMS
- aipic – Magic Photo Editor
- All Good PDF Scanner
- All Language Translate
- All Photo Translator
- Art Filters
- Astro + Horoscope Astrology
- Astroline: The Daily Horoscope
- Auto Sticker Maker Studio
- Avatar Maker Character Creator
- Baby Sticker- Track Milestones
- Bass Booster Volume Power Amp
- Battery Charging Animation Battery Wallpaper
- Battery Charging Animation Bubble Effects
- Beat.ly: Music Video Maker
- Beat Maker Pro
- Beauty Filter
- Blood Pressure Checker
- Blood Pressure Diary
- Blue Scanner
- Blur Picture
- Caller Theme
- Call Me Phone Themes
- Call Skins
- Camera Translator
- CareMessage
- Cartoonism
- Cache Cleaner
- Online Chat
- text chat
- SMS Text Chat
- Classic Emoji Keyboard
- Classic Game Messenger
- Coco Camera v1.1
- Come Messages
- Contact Background
- Cool Keyboard
- Cool Posts
- Creative 3D Launcher
- Creative Emoji Keyboard
- Custom Themed Keyboard
- Cut Paste
- Dazz Cam – D3D Photo Effect
- Dazzle – Insta Stories Editor
- Dazzling Keyboard
- DesignMaker
- Desire Translate
- Live Messenger
- Dizzy
- Dj it!
- Drink Water
- Drums: Play Beats & Drum Games
- Easy PDF Scanner
- edjing Mix
- edjing Pro
- EmojiOne Keyboard
- Emoji Theme Keyboard
- Equalizer+ HD Music Player
- Equalizer Fx: Bass Booster App
- face me
- Facetory: Face Yoga & Exercise
- Fancy Charging
- Fancy SMS
- Flash Alert On Call
- FLMX
- Emoji Keyboard Fonts
- frame
- Frames
- Freeglow Camera 1.0.0
- funny caller
- funny camera
- Funny Emoji Message
- Funny Keyboard
- Funny Wallpapers – Live Screen
- GIF Emoji Keyboard
- Girl Games: Unicorn
- Guitar Play – Games & Songs
- Guitar – Real Games & Lessons
- Guitar Tuner – Ukulele & Bass
- Halloween Coloring
- Handset – Second Phone Number
- Heart Emoji Stickers
- Highlight Story Cover Maker!
- Hi Text SMS
- Horoscope 2019 and Palm Reader
- Hub – Story Templates Maker
- HummingBird PDF Converter – Photo to PDF
- Hyper Cleaner: Clean Phone
- iCons – Icon Changer App+
- iMessenger
- Imprint
- Instant Messenger
- iWidget Pro
- Jambl: DJ Band & Beat Maker
- Jigsaw Puzzle
- Karaoke Songs
- Life Palmistry
- Lift Story Maker
- Light Messages
- Live Wallpaper Maker: 4K Theme
- Loop Maker Pro
- luckylife
- MagicFX – Magic Video Effects
- Magic Photo Editor
- Memoristo: Brain Test, IQ Game
- Memory Silent Camera
- MenuMaker!
- Meticulous Scanner
- Metronome Pro – Beat & Tempo
- Metronome – Tap Tempo & Rhythm
- Mini PDF Scanner
- Mint Leaf Message – Your Private Message
- Mood Balance: Self Care Tracker
- Music Zen – Relaxing Sounds
- MyCall – Call Personalization
- Nebula – Horoscope & Astrology
- Neon Theme Keyboard
- New Scream: 4D Wallpapers
- Notes – Reminders and Lists
- Now QRcode Scan
- One Sentence Translator – Multifunctional Translator
- Painting Photo Editor
- Paper Doc Scanner
- Share Message
- Password Manager
- Path – Horoscope & Astrology
- PDF Scanner – Document Scanner
- Personal Message
- Photo Collage
- Photo Editor & Background Eraser
- Photo Editor – Filter Effects
- Photo & Exif Editor
- Photo Filters & Effects
- Photoly Remove Object & Editor
- Photo to Sketch
- Piano Crush
- Piano
- Pista
- Pixomatic
- Poco Launcher
- Premium SMS
- Presets for Lightroom
- Private Game Messages
- Private Messenger
- Private SMS
- Professional Messenger
- Quick Talk Message
- Razer Keyboard & Them
- Collect
- Retouch & Cutout
- Rich Theme Message
- HD Ringtones
- ScanGuru
- Scanner app
- Send SMS
- Single Note Scanner
- SlidePic
- Slimy
- Smart Messages
- Smart SMS Messages
- Smart TV Remote
- Smile Emoji
- Social Post
- SpeedPro Slow Speed Video Edit
- Stickerfy Sticker Maker
- sticker maker
- Stickers & GIFs
- Stock Wallpapers & Backgrounds
- Style Message
- Photo Collage Style
- Super Hero-Effect
- Sweet Pics – Baby Photo Edito
- Talent Photo Editor – Blur Focus
- Tangram App Lock
- TeasEar: ASMR Anti-Stress Slime
- Text Emoji SMS
- Text SMS
- Themes Chat Messenger
- Themes Photo Keyboard
- TimeStamp Camera
- ToonApp Cartoon Photo Editor
- Translate Camera – Speak On
- Translator Guru: Voice & Text
- UltraFX – Effect Video Maker
- Unicc QR Scanner
- Single Keyboard
- Universal PDF Scanner
- Vanilla Snap Camera
- Video Puzzles – Magic Puzzle
- HD Ringtones – Ringtone Maker
- VOCHI Video Effects Editor
- Volume Booster Hearing Aid
- Volume Booster Louder Sound Equalizer
- Water Reminder
- WeDrum: Drums, Real Drum Games
- Widget Plus+ – Photo and Weather
- Wow Beauty Camera
- Wow Translator
- Yoga for Beginner to Advanced
- YouToon AI Cartoon Effects
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Sources: Bangkok Post, OF THE
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