Thai authorities cut cross-border fiber link feeding Myanmar scam compound
Officials say the cable was carrying 6 terabytes a day to an illegal casino and scam center, showing how border fraud sites stay connected.
Thai authorities say they have dismantled a cross-border fiber optic setup that pushed internet traffic from Kanchanaburi into a suspected scam compound in Myanmar, highlighting how criminal networks keep border operations online. Officers in Nong Lu found a 48-core cable running about 350 meters across the frontier and carrying roughly 6 TB of data per day, enough for 300 to 400 users. The traffic was reportedly feeding an illegal border casino and scam center rather than legitimate local use. The case also points to a broader regional fraud economy, with the report saying Myanmar has become a major hub for scam operations and that trafficked people may be forced to work in them.
Why it matters
The seizure shows that scam operations on the Myanmar border were not relying only on mobile networks or public links. A dedicated fiber line meant the compound could handle heavy traffic and stay online for users and workers tied to the site. It also fits a wider fraud economy in which Myanmar has become a hub and trafficked people may be forced into the work.
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Sources
- Tom's Hardware