#US #strikeforce to combat #scam centres in #SoutheastAsia
" #Criminal networks r running schemes fr #Cambodia, #Laos & #Myanmar, where fraudulent revenue can account for ~½ of local #GDP in some areas.. US Attorney Pirro leaned into te involvement of ethnic #Chinese, many of whom were pushed out of #PRC amid Beijing’s own pressure on gambling & scams. “Tis pandemic is certainly a generational wealth transfer fr Main Street #USA into te hands of Chinese #organisedcrime“"
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia/us-strike-force-to-combat-scam-centres-in-south-east-asia
US ‘strike force’ to combat scam centres in South-east Asia

It will go after US-based infrastructure that facilitates the scams, including social media accounts. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Straits Times
Wait, so the software everyone relies on to prevent cyberattacks has caused more chaos than cyberattacks?
#StrikeForce #Complexification #ThirdOrderEffects #UnintendedConsequences
#CureIsWorseThanTheDisease
The strike force will seek to identify new threats to US trade secrets and ... of military and national security capabilities,” Monaco said at the ...
US ‘strike force’ to thwart theft or use of disruptive technology
US ‘strike force’ to thwart theft or use of disruptive technology

A US Justice Department official warned of the ‘weaponisation of data’ in ‘new and very frightening ways’, and noted that she does not use Chinese-owned app TikTok.

South China Morning Post