Cybercrimes Can Prey on Next-Door Neighbors

Cybercrimes are not new. As information technology advances, cybercrime threats have now become worldwide.

CNN International (14/3/2023) ran the Cambodian Interior Ministry’s statement regarding cybercrime in the country preying on professionals throughout Asia.

The CNN report reminds us of Kompas’ report on 5 August, 2022, about 172 Indonesian migrant workers who were forced to serve as operators of online scams and fraudulent investments in Cambodia. The workers had been lured in by information about job vacancies with tempting salaries. They later found themselves in a crime network with them having to work from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. While their documentation was kept by the employers. They were prohibited from going out and were required to reach certain targets.