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Cutting Losses: Southeast Asia’s Crackdown on Online Gambling

Cutting Losses: Southeast Asia’s Crackdown on Online Gambling

Online gambling has emerged as a lucrative sector in Southeast Asia, luring in foreign investors and capital across the region. Consisting of live casino games, online gaming machines, and sports betting, the sector is primarily driven by offshore Chinese gamblers. By setting up operations in states with liberal gaming laws, they effectively evade China’s stringent ban on gambling...

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International investigation disrupts the world’s most harmful cyber crime group

International investigation disrupts the world’s most harmful cyber crime group

The National Crime Agency is today, Tuesday 20 February, revealing details of an international disruption campaign targeting LockBit, the world’s most harmful cyber crime group.  Today, after infiltrating the group’s network, the NCA has taken control of LockBit’s services, compromising their entire criminal enterprise. LockBit have been in operation for four years and during that...