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China Executes 11 People Linked to Cyberscam Centers in Myanmar
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China has executed 11 people linked to scam centers in Myanmar, including “core members” involved in the operation, according to state media.
Across Southeast Asia, billion-dollar cyber scam operations have been expanding, particularly in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar, according to a report by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.
Many working in such scam operations in the region are also themselves victims of human trafficking.
Related: These Five Technologies Increase The Risk of Cyber ClaimsChina is “actively cooperating” with countries such as Myanmar to crack down on cross-border telecommunications fraud, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Thursday at a regular briefing in Beijing.
The Ming family syndicate’s online and telecommunications fraud operations involved more than 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) in funds, according to the report.