In January 2023, Arizona resident Jennifer DeStefano picked up a call from an unknown number, assuming it was the doctor’s office. Instead, she heard someone who sounded like her daughter crying as a man shouted in the background: “Lay down and put your head back.” “Mom, these bad men have me. Help me! Help me!”…
WASHINGTON — Reports of Chinese citizens trafficked into scam centers along the Thai-Myanmar border are prompting renewed questions about Beijing’s reliance on Myanmar’s military regime to tackle transnational crime. Analysts warn China’s strategy in Myanmar leaves citizens vulnerable while potentially bolstering criminal networks in the conflict-ridden Southeast Asia country. Recent high-profile abduction cases have sparked…
Online threats have surged in Hong Kong this year, with scams, phishing and malware among the most common attacks, a survey found, as a lack of cybersecurity awareness continues to plague the city. Forty-nine per cent of Hong Kong respondents have experienced online threats over the past 12 months, compared with 40 per cent in…