Cambodia
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UK sanctions Xinbi marketplace linked to Southeast Asian scam centres
The U.K. has sanctioned Xinbi, a Chinese-language marketplace accused of selling stolen data and cryptocurrency services to scam centres in Southeast Asia, and targeted the operators of a large scam compound known as #8 Park, as part of efforts to disrupt crypto-based money laundering and large-scale investment fraud.
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U.S. seizes $15 billion in Bitcoin, sanctions Southeast Asia cybercrime network tied to alleged Cambodian leader
U.S. authorities announced the seizure of 127,271 Bitcoin (about $15 billion) tied to Chen Zhi and unsealed an indictment alleging he ran the Prince Group, a Cambodia-based network of scam compounds linked to human trafficking and global fraud; coordinated U.S. and U.K. sanctions targeted people, businesses and the Huione Group.
