KTVU Fox 2 | Santa Clara County has sued Meta, alleging that the company knowingly promotes and profits from billions of fraudulent ads, generating an estimated $7 billion in scam ad revenue every year.

Reuters | Home to Silicon Valley, Santa Clara County filed a lawsuit alleging that Meta is in violation of state false advertising and unfair business practices laws by profiting from ads that promote scams.

404 Media | Journalist Joe Cox obtained a copy of the “Haotian AI,” deepfake software that scammers use to turn their face into anyone else’s face in real time.

Dark Economy | The story of a Ugandan man who escaped human trafficking to Myanmar illustrates how organized crime used modern slavery to turn scams into a massive revenue stream.

Associated Press | Ugandan authorities have detained dozens of foreigners in a crackdown on illegal migration that officials suggest was linked to human trafficking and cyberscam operations.

UNODC | The Philippines has improved policies and procedures to enforce regulations banning offshore gaming operators (POGOs) often used as cover for scam compounds.

Sumsub | Operation Shamrock investigates the heart of the scam industry. Erin explores compounds, finds new ones, and meets a trafficking victim forced to scam under threat of violence.

PBS | Rulings could require Meta and other social media platforms to increase user protections and make other changes to the management of their platforms.

Channel 3000 News | Following an investigation by Wisconsin’s Walworth County Sheriff’s Office, a judge has authorized the freezing and seizure of stablecoin funds held in digital wallets.

The Guardian | A jury in New Mexico found that Meta misled consumers over safety and enabled harm — including sexual exploitation of children — against users.

DW | Cambodian authorities claim that they’ve cut scam compound activity in half. But do the claims match reality?

Huntress | Hear a trafficking survivor’s firsthand story of life in a scam compound where he was forced to scam people. Learn how scams work and what you can do to stay safe.

Cyber Scam Monitor | #8 Park, also known as Legend Park, has been linked to the Prince Group and the Huione Group, key players in Cambodia's online scam industry.

WIRED | Estimates show that the use of crypto in human trafficking nearly doubled in 2025. Andy Greenberg reports that many of the deals happen in plain sight.

Elliptic | Although recent sanctions and law enforcement actions have disrupted scam compound activity in Cambodia, they haven’t stopped it. You may just have to look harder to find it.

WIRED | It began with a message in a journalist’s inbox. A computer engineer from India was in a scam compound, forced to work 15-hour shifts running scams.

WIRED | A man trapped inside an industrial-scale scam compound contacted journalist Andy Greenberg. He wanted to work with Greenberg to expose his captors’ crimes.

Blue Dragon | Teams documented the scale of organized crime and human trafficking in Cambodia. Despite publicized crackdowns, the scam industry is strong — and growing.