GoKawiilThai police uncover 350-meter cable smuggling bandwidth to Myanmar scam compound
Thai authorities in Kanchanaburi province discovered a 48-core fiber optic cable strung across the Myanmar border, funneling about 6 terabytes of data daily to an illegal casino and suspected scam center. The cable ran from two village homes using bandwidth equivalent to hundreds of households, officials said, with a resident allegedly paid roughly $20 a day to host the line.
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The case illustrates how scam operations are adapting their infrastructure to exploit legitimate telecom networks across borders, complicating enforcement efforts. Officials and reports suggest Myanmar has increasingly replaced Cambodia as a regional hub for organized scam operations, often linked to Chinese crime networks, which could prompt wider scrutiny of border internet infrastructure.
- A 48-core fiber cable stretching 350 meters illegally crossed from Thailand into Myanmar to power a scam compound.
- The operation consumed about 6 terabytes of data daily, enough for 300-400 typical households.
- Officials say Myanmar has become a growing center for scam operations as crackdowns in Cambodia push criminal networks elsewhere.
Source: tomshardware.com — Stephen Warwick, 2026-10-16
Published there as: “Thai cops bust 'audacious' cross-border fiberoptic cable running to Myanmar scam compound”
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