threat-intel Spark RAT Targets Cambodia, Abuses Vulnerable OPSWAT Driver to Disable Security Tools A new campaign targeting Cambodia is utilizing a sophisticated multi-stage attack leveraging a vulnerable OPSWAT driver to deploy the open-source remote access trojan, Spark RAT. Attackers are using deceptive phishing emails with lures related to Cambodian government notices and other common content to distribute the m… The Hacker News · 3d ago High CVE-2026-36425KHphishingransomwaremalware
threat-intel LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams OpenAI successfully disrupted a sophisticated social engineering operation originating in Cambodia, which was leveraging large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to conduct a wide range of scams, including romance scams… Schneier on Security · 3d ago High KHllmsocial engineeringscam
threat-intel OpenAI Disrupts Poipet Scam Network Using ChatGPT Across Multiple Fraud Schemes OpenAI disrupted a large-scale scam network originating from Cambodia, utilizing its ChatGPT AI chatbot to facilitate a wide range of fraudulent schemes, including investment scams, romance scams, and impersonating law e… The Hacker News · Aug 5, 2026 High KHaiscamcybercrime
threat-intel Local Police Collusion Hampers Crackdown on Asian Scam Centers This article reports on the ongoing challenge of combating cybercrime, specifically online scams, centered in Southeast Asia, particularly Cambodia, Myanmar, and the Philippines. Despite international pressure and arrest… Dark Reading · Jun 25, 2026 High KHUSCNcybercrimescamcorruption
threat-intel DoJ Disrupts Southeast Asia Crypto Fraud Networks, Freezes $3.8 Million in Assets The U.S. Department of Justice, in collaboration with numerous international law enforcement agencies and private sector companies, disrupted a network of cybercrime groups operating out of Southeast Asia that were defra… The Hacker News · Jun 4, 2026 High USTHAUcryptocurrencyfraudscam
