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Global WhatsApp jobs scam worth €100m linked to China and cyber slavery networks

Euronews has reported on an international job scam that has links to cyber slavery, gaining insight from HRC’s briefings on the scamming compounds and the team’s expertise on the issue. This piece investigates a prolific global recruitment phishing scam, being referred to as WebWyrm, where people are recruited on the premise...

Hidden Traffic with Gwen Hassan: The Connection Between Forced Labour and Scam Mills

HRC's MD Abdus Salam, Survivor Empowerment Officer, and Valentina Casulli, Head of Operations, recently joined Gwen Lee Hassan for an episode on her “Hidden Traffic” podcast. This series seeks to expose the human trafficking that is prevalent in modern supply chains, as she explores the ways compliance professionals can enhance their ability to identify and...

Law enforcement needs better digital game to stop cyber scammers: Mekong region report

HRC’s Head of Operations, Valentina Casulli, was recently featured in an article by Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief of The Straits Times. The Straits Times is the most widely-circulated paper in Singapore and has a significant regional audience. In this article, Ghosh delved into the report that emerged from the 'Mekong-US Partnership...

Inchiesta Cyber Slaves. Valentina Casulli di HRC: “Anche in Italia c’è il pericolo di essere adescati dai trafficanti”

Our Project Officer, Valentina Casulli, was recently interviewed by Decript, Italy's first online news platform reporting on blockchain, cryptocurrency, Web3 and the Metaverse, with the aim to track down the criminals involved in the ever-growing arena of online scams. Valentina shared her knowledge on the issue of forced labour in the...

Cambodia, Myanmar ‘Cyber-slaves’ Are Being Recruited Globally, Research Finds

The Diplomat, an international online news magazine covering politics, society and culture in the Indo-Pacific region recently covered the emerging scope of cyber-scam operations in Southeast Asia. The report highlights our latest briefing titled "Guidance on Responding to Victims in Forced Scam Labour", drawing in on the perspective of our founder Mina Chiang who...

Southeast Asia: How to combat a human trafficking crisis

Deutsche Welles, a global news TV program broadcast internationally by the Federal Government of Germany, recently covered the issue of cyber slavery in the scamming compounds in Southeast Asia, focusing on the rapidly emerging and interconnected forms of trafficking in the region. The report highlighted the need for source countries...

Cyber-scam traffickers targeting professionals across Asia

CNN, a multinational news channel headquartered in the US, recently covered the issue of cyber slavery in the scamming compounds, focusing not only on the scamming aspect but primarily on the human trafficking element. Our founder Mina Chiang contributed to the news report, sharing her knowledge on the broad victim...

Scams, Human Trafficking Thrived at Bokor Mountain Behind Tycoon’s Luxury Hotel

CamboJA News, an independent media platform that works towards restoring press freedom in Cambodia, recently published what may be the first English-language article to cover the scamming compounds on Bokor Mountain. CamboJA contacted HRC after reading our briefing and attending our webinar on the scamming compounds in Cambodia, requesting more...

কম্বোডিয়া: সাইবার চক্রে মানুষ বেচা-কেনা হয় যেখানে

Our Survivor Empowerment Officer, MD Abdus Salam, was recently interviewed along with two other Bangladeshi survivors as part of a documentary produced by The Daily Star, Bangladesh. The documentary reveals how people are being trafficked from Bangladesh to Cambodia to work as slaves in scamming compounds, where they are forced...

萬名外籍漁工出海即斷聯民團連署促保障網路人權

HRC was recently mentioned in Yahoo Taiwan’s report on our joint campaign with Global Labor Justice-International Labor Rights Forum, Fospi, Stella Mari Kaohsiung, Taiwan Association for Human Rights demanding fishers have access to Wi-Fi onboard distant-water fishing vessels. The article highlights the issue of migrant workers onboard Taiwanese fishing vessels...