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.