Thailand: Baht 130 million stolen by hackers returned in full


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BANGKOK, Oct 24 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): The Bank of Thailand (BOT) and the Thai Bankers Association (TBA) have announced that all the money hackers stole from people’s bank accounts has been returned.

Scammers hacked into 10,700 debit cards and stole a total of 130 million baht between October 1 and 17. But it has been confirmed now that the entire sum has been returned.

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