The Pig Butchering Invasion Has Begun

Photo illustration credit: Skye Battles / Getty Images. Article by Lily Hay Newman  and Matt Burgess. Wired – September 30, 2024.

Scamming operations that once originated in Southeast Asia are now proliferating around the world, likely raking in billions of dollars in the process.

More than 200,000 people in Southeast Asia have been forced to run online scams in recent years, often being enslaved and brutalized, as part of criminal enterprises that have netted billions in stolen funds. Such “pig butchering” operations have largely been […]

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