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Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste
Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny na…
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Hong Kong police can demand phone and computer passwords under amended national security law
Refusing to comply could lead to year in jail and hefty fine, while providing false information carries up to …
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Destitute survivors of south-east Asia’s cyberscam farms an ‘international crisis’
Not enough support for freed victims, say aid agencies, with growing numbers sleeping on the streets, unable t…
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Alleged scam kingpin Chen Zhi arrives in China after extradition from Cambodia
Chen founded multinational conglomerate Prince Group that US says is front for multibillion-dollar fraud opera…
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Thailand seizes more than $300m in assets and issues 42 arrest warrants in cyberscam crackdown
Seizures and warrants involve Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi, who heads US-sanctioned Prince Group, and Cam…
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Age of the ‘scam state’: how an illicit, multibillion-dollar industry has taken root in south-east Asia
Like the narco-state, a ‘scam state’ refers to countries where an illicit industry has dug its tentacles deep …
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‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages – podcast
How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit?By Snigdha Poonam. R…
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‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit?On the surface, the …
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‘Scamming became the new farming’: inside India’s cybercrime villages
How did an obscure district in a neglected state become India’s byword for digital deceit?On the surface, the …
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The Guardian view on the online scam industry: authorities must not forget that perpetrators are often victims too | Editorial
A lucrative sector is spreading fast as criminal enterprises force abused and trafficked workers to cheat othe…
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North Korea behind $1.5bn hack of crypto exchange ByBit, says FBI
The US agency said it refers to this specific North Korean malicious cyber activity as ‘TraderTraitor’North Ko…
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Democrats and Republicans condemn espionage-driven Chinese hack
Ongoing infiltration by Salt Typhoon group has hit US telecoms companies and Trump, Vance and HarrisDemocrats …
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Canada spy agency says India is using cyber tech to track Sikh separatists
CSE report says India is also stepping up cyber-attacks against Canada government networksA Canadian spy agenc…
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North Korea-backed cyber espionage campaign targets UK military
National Cyber Security Centre warns of global hacking effort to obtain nuclear and defence intelligenceNorth …
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Tuesday briefing: Why the US and UK are going public with warnings about Chinese hacking
In today’s newsletter: Information about 40 million UK voters was stolen by Chinese spies in a hack that also …