Telegram App: A Hub for Southeast Asian Crime Gangs, UN Reports
- The UN reports **Telegram** app is extensively used by criminal networks in Southeast Asia for large-scale illicit activities.
- Hacked data, cybercrime tools, and money laundering services are openly traded on the app.
- Southeast Asia has become a hub for a multi-billion dollar criminal industry, generating between **$27.4 billion to $36.5 billion** annually.
- Telegram's founder, **Pavel Durov**, was charged for allowing criminal activity on the platform.
- The UN identified more than 10 deepfake software service providers targeting criminal groups in Southeast Asia.
Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/criminal-networks-southeast-asia-flourish-telegrams-underground-markets-un-says-2024-10-07/)
- Hacked data, cybercrime tools, and money laundering services are openly traded on the app.
- Southeast Asia has become a hub for a multi-billion dollar criminal industry, generating between **$27.4 billion to $36.5 billion** annually.
- Telegram's founder, **Pavel Durov**, was charged for allowing criminal activity on the platform.
- The UN identified more than 10 deepfake software service providers targeting criminal groups in Southeast Asia.
Source: [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/criminal-networks-southeast-asia-flourish-telegrams-underground-markets-un-says-2024-10-07/)
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