Thai authorities uncover cable scheme linking homes to Myanmar scam compound

Summary

Thai authorities uncovered a scheme involving internet cable sent across the border to keep a suspected Myanmar scam compound online, after finding two homes in Nong Lu, Kanchanaburi province, using enough bandwidth for an entire village, the South China Morning Post reports. Tom's Hardware separately reports that authorities busted a cross-border fiber-optic cable used to steal data.

Timeline

1. South China Morning Post

   16 Oct 2026, 08:31 UTCSource ↗

   The South China Morning Post reports that Thai authorities found two homes in Nong Lu using enough bandwidth for an entire village, and uncovered a cable scheme that kept a suspected Myanmar scam compound online.

2. Tom's Hardware

   16 Oct 2026, 10:24 UTCSource ↗

   Tom's Hardware reports that Thai authorities busted a cross-border fiber-optic cable running to a Myanmar scam compound and used to steal data.