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China and friends claim success in push to stamp out tech support cyber-scam slave camps

ID: f37dce50-c29c-514e-a435-212b7b2ba401

STIX ID: report--f37dce50-c29c-514e-a435-212b7b2ba401

Feed Name: The Register (Security)

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2025-01-24

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Simon Sharwood

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The report covers coordinated Lancang-Mekong law-enforcement efforts against large transnational "scam slave" camps in Southeast Asia that lure victims with fake jobs and force them to run tech-support, romance, and investment scams; it notes arrests, rescues, alleged victim counts (including reports of ~100,000 Chinese nationals affected), ongoing cross-border challenges, and commitments to deepen intelligence sharing and joint operations.

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