Cybercriminals are exploiting basic human error, including sharing passwords, weak access controls and low awareness, to defraud small businesses as they grow more dependent on digital payments and online platforms, experts said at a roundtable yesterday.
Sharing OTPs, passwords, lack of awareness are major problems, experts say
15 July 2026, 00:00 AM
15 July 2026, 20:59 PM
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Participants are seen at a roundtable on “Strengthening Cyber Resilience for MSMEs: Tackling Financial Fraud and Improving Grievance Mechanisms,” organised by The Asia Foundation and The Daily Star with support from Google.org, at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday. Photo: Prabir Das
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An unprecedented level of coordination is required to tackle such crimes as Southeast Asian economies become more digitalised.
