Thailand Hits Back: Cuts Power, Internet, and Fuel to Myanmar Online Scam Crime Hubs

Thailand is taking unprecedented action against transnational cybercrime syndicates by cutting electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to key crime hubs in Myanmar, starting today.
A general view of Myanmar's Myawaddy town is seen from across the Thai side in Mae Sot district on April 11, 2024. Thailand is taking unprecedented action against transnational cybercrime syndicates by cutting electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to key crime hubs in Myanmar starting Wednesday, February 5, 2025. (Photo by MANAN VATSYAYANA / AFP)

Thailand is taking unprecedented action against transnational cybercrime syndicates by cutting electricity, internet, and fuel supplies to key crime hubs in Myanmar, starting today.

Starting this morning, Thai authorities shut down essential services to five locations across the border in an effort to cripple call-center scam networks that have become a major security concern.

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