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CYBERSep 2Southeast Asia scam gangs regroup after Cambodia purge | South China Morning PostScam gangs in Southeast Asia are regrouping following a purge in Cambodia. This indicates ongoing challenges with organized crime and fraudulent activities in the region.scmp.com · China
CYBERSep 2Southeast Asia’s scam gangs regroup after Cambodia’s purgeCambodia says it has flushed out a scam industry estimated to have stolen tens of billions of US dollars last year alone, but a string of arrests in recent days suggests the gangs behind it may have simply changed address. Scam centres proliferated across Cambodia during the pandemic, when hundreds of thousands of jobless young people were pulled into defunct casino complexes to target victims worldwide with bogus romance, cryptocurrency and investment frauds. Chinese criminal networks found an...South China Morning Post
CYBERAug 28Cambodia claims it has wiped out online scam compounds after a sweeping crackdownCambodia, notorious for being a major center for international online scams, claimed Friday it no longer hosts any of the compounds where the lucrative cybercrime was carried out,…Japan Today
CYBERAug 28Cambodia says no online scam compounds remain , experts skepticalCambodia asserts that no online scam compounds are left, a claim met with skepticism by experts. This suggests a potential ongoing issue despite official declarations.whbl.com · United States
CYBERAug 28Cambodia shuts over 700 cyberscam locations over past year, government saysThe UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) said last year that hundreds of industrial-scale scam centres across Asia generate just under €35 billion in annual profits.EuroNews [en]
CYBERAug 27Spark RAT Targets Cambodia, Abuses Vulnerable OPSWAT Driver to Disable Security ToolsThe Hacker News
CYBERAug 26Joint Cambodia-US operation discovers money laundering link with Sinaloa CartelClarín
CYBERJul 24Hun Manet vows to make Cambodia ‘not worth staying’ for scammersCambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet pledged to step up a crackdown on transnational online scam networks, but warned the criminal syndicates were adapting by fracturing into smaller, decentralised cells across the region. Authorities had already shut down more than 670 illegal scam operations while expanding intelligence sharing with key international law enforcement partners, he said, including during a visit this week with US Federal Bureau of Investigation Director Kash Patel. “We will make...South China Morning Post
CYBERJun 21Cambodia cracked down on scams costing Americans billions . It created a new crisiswypr.org · United States
CYBERJun 21Cambodia cracked down on scams costing Americans billions . It created a new crisisCambodia's efforts to combat scams, which had cost Americans billions, have inadvertently led to a new crisis. This indicates the complex repercussions of addressing international criminal activities.ketr.org · United States
CYBERJun 18New initiative aims to eliminate unregistered SIMs from Cambodian banking systemA new initiative in Cambodia seeks to remove unregistered SIM cards from the banking system. This measure aims to enhance security and regulate financial transactions.asianews.network · China