A Democratic senator has called on SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to cut off Starlink access for criminal groups in Southeast Asia accused of using the satellite service to defraud Americans.
Senator Maggie Hassan urged Elon Musk to prevent transnational crime syndicates operating scam centres in Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos from exploiting Starlink to conduct online fraud. In a letter, she said the networks have used Starlink despite rules allowing SpaceX to terminate service for fraud.
She cited U.S. Treasury findings that such operations have swindled Americans out of billions of dollars, warning that Starlink may be enabling the expansion of these scams.
The United Nations and rights groups have reported that these criminal organisations traffic people into compounds where they are forced to run online scams. Thailand has taken steps to disrupt operations on its border with Myanmar, where many scam centres are located.
Hassan stressed that Starlink’s global coverage comes with global responsibility, saying the service should not be used to "target and exploit Americans."
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Iran on 4 August approved the creation of a National Defence Council, following June’s brief air conflict with Israel, the country’s most serious military confrontation since the 1980s war with Iraq.
Hamas on 4 August said it is ready to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver humanitarian aid to hostages held in Gaza, if Israel meets certain conditions, as outrage mounts over the deteriorating condition of captives and a rising death toll from hunger.
All five workers trapped underground in a collapse at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, regional prosecutors confirmed on 4 August, bringing the death toll to six.
At least 54 migrants have drowned and dozens remain missing after a boat carrying around 150 people sank in bad weather off southern Yemen on Sunday, according to health officials.
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Iran on 4 August approved the creation of a National Defence Council, following June’s brief air conflict with Israel, the country’s most serious military confrontation since the 1980s war with Iraq.
Hamas on 4 August said it is ready to coordinate with the Red Cross to deliver humanitarian aid to hostages held in Gaza, if Israel meets certain conditions, as outrage mounts over the deteriorating condition of captives and a rising death toll from hunger.
All five workers trapped underground in a collapse at Chile’s El Teniente copper mine have been found dead, regional prosecutors confirmed on 4 August, bringing the death toll to six.
At least 54 migrants have drowned and dozens remain missing after a boat carrying around 150 people sank in bad weather off southern Yemen on Sunday, according to health officials.
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