Authorities in Thailand have successfully recovered more than $432,000 (14 million baht) in stolen digital assets from an alleged Eastern European cybercriminal who had been hiding in Phuket, officials announced Wednesday. Lt. Gen. Suraphon Prempoot, who leads Thailand's Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), disclosed that "Operation 293" resulted in the seizure and return of $320,000 worth of crypto to Thai victims, according to a local media report. The Federal Bureau of Investigation initially tipped off Thai investigators that a suspect from an Eastern European country bordering Asia had escaped to Thailand. ... (full story)