US EditionSpaceX Disables 2,500 Starlink Terminals Allegedly Used by Asian Scam Centers
- SpaceX announced this week that it disabled over 2,500 Starlink Kits near suspected scam centres in Myanmar, `Dreyer said in a post on X`.
- Along the border, sprawling scam compounds along the Thai–Myanmar border have hosted fraud operations during the civil war, fueling a $37 billion annual estimate involving victims and trafficked workers, many from African countries.
- At KK Park, Myanmar's military arrived 'around 10:00 am' in four trucks, an anonymous employee said, as they seized 30 Starlink terminals during the raid.
- Many centres remain shielded by militia groups loyal to the Myanmar military, and survivors of scam centres report forced labour and abuse within the junta's wartime economy.
- Since February, authorities repatriated around 7,000 workers amid a crackdown, while an AFP investigation this month found ongoing construction and mass Starlink installations at other hubs.
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Elon Musk announced that it had deactivated more than 2,500 Starlink Internet receivers on Wednesday, suspected of being used in scams, and hundreds of people fled from the KK Park, one of the country's largest illegal activity centres.
Elon Musk's SpaceX says it has cut Starlink services at Myanmar scam compounds
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has disabled more than 2,500 Starlink devices in and around scam centers in Myanmar, following warnings from activists that mainly Chinese syndicates were using the technology to defraud people worldwide
Space X, owned by Elon Musk, has disconnected more than 2,500 receivers used by scam companies in Myanmar.
Cybercrime is a booming business in Southeast Asia. In Myanmar, authorities have now taken large-scale action against online fraud centres – with US support.
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