Thai authorities uncovered a cross-border fiber-optic cable running from a village in Kanchanaburi province into Myanmar, according to Tom's Hardware. The 48-core cable, strung along pylons for 350 meters, was feeding an illegal casino and suspected scam compound near the Three Pagodas Pass, a known hub for cyber scammers.
Officers were called to two homes in Nong Lu that consumed as much daily bandwidth as an entire village. The cable used roughly 6 terabytes per day, enough to serve 300 to 400 people, but was instead routed to criminal operations. A suspect reportedly earned 700 baht (about $20) a day for allowing the cable to pass through his house.
The case reflects a broader trend: Myanmar has become the epicenter of the global scam trade, with Chinese-run operations moving into smaller, decentralized sites. The report notes that ethnic armed militias protect the area, and NGOs say hundreds or thousands of people are trafficked into forced labor there.