Cambodian authorities arrested 57 South Koreans for alleged involvement in transnational cyberscams, a government commission said on Oct 23, days after dozens accused of working in the illicit networks were repatriated. The multibillion-dollar scam industry has ballooned in Cambodia in recent years, with thousands involved – some willingly and others forced by organised criminal groups, experts say. Cambodia’s anti-cybercrime commission said in a statement that local authorities raided a building where scam operations were suspected in the capital Phnom Penh on Oct 22.
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