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?

Nasdaq Verafin | Global financial crime reached an estimated $4.4 trillion in 2025. Illicit financial activity has jumped by $1.3 trillion since 2023, significantly outpacing global GDP growth.

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.

US Senate Special Committee on Aging | The hearing highlights large-scale online fraud operations that steal billions from Americans and discusses solutions to address them.

Finextra | Crime organizations take full advantage of generative AI tools to run their operations at massive scale.

KHOU-11 | It looked like a typical text alert from her bank warning her of suspicious charges on her account. She replied “no,” and the scammers got to work.