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Threat Intelligence

Malaysia's Ghost-City Scam Factories: How Criminals Turned a Failed Mega-Development Into a Fraud Hub

Police arrested 335 people running fake investment and romance scams out of empty apartments in Forest City, a $100 billion Malaysian development that was meant to house 700,000 people but never came close.

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Threat Intelligence

Southeast Asia's Fraud Factories Have Gone Global

A UN report puts the cost of the region's industrialised cyber-fraud industry at up to $114 billion in 2025. Corruption, cryptocurrency, and AI have made it almost impossible to shut down.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Inside Myanmar's Jungle Scam Factories: How a Global Crime Industry Evades Every Crackdown

Armed fighters discovered 3,000 captive workers inside a scam compound hidden behind razor wire in Myanmar's jungle. Investigators say the industry is not shrinking. It is moving deeper into the forest.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Timor-Leste Police Arrest 314 People in Raids on Scam Call Centre Compounds

A country just 700 kilometres from Darwin has become the latest staging ground for international phone fraud, as police crack down on fortified compounds packed with laptops, SIM cards, and satellite internet equipment.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

GoSerpent: A New Espionage Tool Quietly Targeting Southeast Asian Governments

Kaspersky says the previously unseen malware has been hitting government and diplomatic offices across the region since late 2025, with signs pointing to long-term spying rather than smash-and-grab theft.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Chinese Cyber Group Targets Southeast Asian Utilities with New Backdoor

Critical infrastructure providers in Southeast Asia are facing targeted cyber intrusions from a China-linked group using a novel backdoor tool.

3 min read
Threat Intelligence

TinyRCT Backdoor Surfaces in CL-STA-1062 Intrusions Across Southeast Asia

Palo Alto Networks ties the previously undocumented implant to a Chinese-speaking cluster targeting state-owned energy and government entities.

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AI Security

Zero Trust as the AI Control Plane: What Zscaler's Vienna Pitch Means for APAC CISOs

AI agents are joining the workforce whether security teams are ready or not. At Zenith Live 2026, Zscaler made its case for why zero trust should govern them the same way it governs humans.

2 min read
Threat Intelligence

Disruption Week: Feds Yank Millions of Accounts in Crypto Fraud Sweep, Seize $3.8M

DOJ-led action against Southeast Asia 'pig butchering' rings hit infrastructure, not just wallets. The interesting question is what the platforms knew, and when.

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