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Thai raid uncovers cross-border cable powering Myanmar scam center

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Thai authorities have disrupted a cross-border operation supplying internet to a suspected scam center in Myanmar. Officers discovered a 48-core fiber optic cable extending 350 meters into Myanmar from two homes in Nong Lu, Kanchanaburi province. This cable was providing substantial bandwidth, enough to power an entire village, to an illegal casino and scam compound. AI

IMPACT This incident highlights the use of internet infrastructure to support criminal operations, underscoring the need for robust cybersecurity and cross-border cooperation to combat online scams.

RANK_REASON The article details the disruption of infrastructure used for illicit activities, which falls under a 'tool' category rather than a core AI release or significant industry event.

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Thai raid uncovers cross-border cable powering Myanmar scam center

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COVERAGE [1]

  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Aidan Jones ·

    Thai raid foils cross-border cable ruse powering Myanmar scam centre

    Authorities in Thailand have uncovered an audacious scheme involving hundreds of metres of internet cable sent over the Thai border to keep a suspected Myanmar scam compound online, after finding two ramshackle village homes using enough daily bandwidth to power an entire village…

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