Great complexes, thousands of “employees”. “They spread like cancer”

Asian criminal groups, behind the multi -billion cyber -fir industry, expand their activities to the whole world. The United Nations report stated that criminals also develop in South America and Africa.

The United Nations Bureau for drugs and crime (UNODC) has announced on Monday that criminal nets that appeared in Southeast Asia in recent years, opening extensive complexes containing tens of thousands of “employees”, many of which are used and forced to cheat victims around the world, they have transformed into a visual global industry.

Even when the authorities of Asian countries intensified repression, the groups moved to nearby countries. “They spread like cancer,” said Benedikt Hofmann, who is the UNODC regional representative. “The authorities deal with this, but the roots never disappear, they just migrate,” he added.

Office UN It reported that cautious estimates indicate that there are hundreds of large farms all over the world generating billions of dollars of profits every year. The agency called on countries to cooperate and increase efforts to disturb the financing of gangs.

– The Regional Cyber ​​-Obrusty industry overtook other international criminal organizations and can reach millions of potential victims via the Internet, without having to move or trade illegal goods – said UNODC regional analyst John Wojcik.

Themselves United States In 2023 they reported over $ 5.6 billion losses due to cryptocurrency fraud.

Cambodia sees the problem

In recent months, China authorities, where many Gangs of Thailand come from and Birmsled actions aimed at fraudsters. In turn, Thailand cut off the supply of electricity, fuel and internet to the areas where criminal centers are located.

The groups, however, adapted, transferring operations to countries unprepared to fight crime, including Laos and Cambodia.

A spokesman for the Pen Bona Cambodia government said his country is one of the victims of the cyberbag industry and is determined to fight him.

The government recently appointed a commission chaired by Prime Minister Hun Mneta to deal with this problem by strengthening the law enforcement, developing a legal framework and increasing cooperation with partner countries and the UN.

“To overcome a complex problem, we need cooperation, not blaming,” he added.

The world is in the “critical turning point”

The UN Agency also reported that criminal groups have expanded their activities to South America, are increasingly establishing activities in Africa, including Zambia, Angola and Namibiaas well as in Eastern Europe, including Georgia.

The Reuters agency reported that gangs quickly diversified their working force, recruiting people from dozens of countries, which reflects the way the cyber -skew industry is focused all over the world.

Citizens of over 50 countries – from Brazil to Nigeria, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan – were protected against fraudsters. UNODC emphasized that “the international community is at a critical turning point.”

It was indicated that “no solution to the problem would have unprecedented consequences for Southeast Asia.”