An interconnected criminal ecosystem.

UNODC · 2026South-East Asia

Transnational Organized Crime Threat Assessment for South-East Asia 2026

This UNODC assessment explains how criminal networks increasingly connect multiple markets and services across borders. It examines scam centres, cyber-enabled fraud, underground banking, illicit online marketplaces, illegal online gambling, money laundering, and trafficking for forced criminality.

For PlodScam users, the report provides regional context for suspicious messages, fake investment offers, recruitment approaches, payment requests, and requests for personal information. It is an educational source, not a database for confirming an individual message.

Read the original report ↗Source: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)
Infoblox Threat Intel · 2026Cambodia · Southeast Asia

Scams, Slaves & Malware-as-a-Service: Cambodian Scam Centers

Infoblox Threat Intel and Chong Lua Dao describe an Android banking trojan assessed as likely operated from locations connected to scam centres in Cambodia. Their analysis connects technical evidence, infrastructure patterns, and testimony from an escapee.

The article shows how malware-as-a-service can support government impersonation, malicious APK downloads, remote surveillance, credential theft, SMS interception, biometric capture, and financial fraud.

Read the original article ↗Source: Infoblox Threat Intel and Chong Lua Dao · Published April 10, 2026