SpaceX blocked thousands of Starlink terminals used by cybercriminals

Elon Musk's SpaceX has blocked over 2,500 Starlink terminals used by cybercrime groups in Myanmar. This was reported by UNN with reference to CNN.

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It is noted that despite widely publicized crackdowns on cyber fraud centers along Myanmar's border with Thailand this year, fraud networks continue to thrive in the civil war-torn country.

SpaceX stated that it is working to identify violations in all markets where Starlink operates.

"We are actively identifying violations in all countries where Starlink operates and are cooperating with law enforcement agencies worldwide. In Myanmar, we proactively disabled over 2,500 Starlink kits near suspicious fraud centers."

Dreyer did not specify the exact date of the console shutdown, but the statement was made after Myanmar's military junta reported finding 30 sets of Starlink "receivers and accessories" during a raid on one such fraud center this week.

According to a recent report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, there are about 30 large, purpose-built complexes along the Myanmar-Thailand border designed to defraud victims, including Americans, of billions of dollars annually.

Workers in fraud centers are often lured with promises of high-paying jobs or sold as victims of human trafficking. They are regularly held against their will and forced to engage in online fraud in heavily guarded premises.