People from dozens of countries are being kidnapped and trafficked to Southeast Asia to man enormous ‘scamming compounds’, a new report has claimed.
A major investigation from Wired found that many of these sites typically operate with “thousands of forced workers”.
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Update to the UK Sanctions List: UN ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida Sanctions Regime
UK Government
Today, 07 November, the UK Government has delisted 2 individuals designated under the UN ISIL (Da’esh) and Al-Qaida sanctions regime, reflecting UN Security Council Resolution 2799 (2025).
Individual designated:
Payment Vision Delivery Committee sets out new payments strategy
PSR
The strategy is anchored around five strategic outcomes that build on innovation, competition and security and its delivery will benefit consumers and businesses that rely on this vital infrastructure. Expanding payment choices, promoting inclusion, combating financial crime, and ensuring resilience will help the UK to deliver a world-class payments experience.
Operation Venetic: Liverpool drug dealer jailed over deals worth more than £3m in two months
National Crime Agency
A criminal from Liverpool was involved in drugs deals worth more than £3m in just two months.
Jamie Seiga, 33, operated on the encrypted communications platform EncroChat, which was taken down by international law enforcement in 2020.
Today (7 Nov), Seiga was jailed for 11 years and four months having admitted supplying Class A drugs at Liverpool Crown Court following a National Crime Agency (NCA) investigation.
Seiga, of Western Avenue, Huyton, operated on EncroChat under the handle ‘Dustcherry’.