Myanmar Junta, Allied Militias Staging 'Fake' Cyber Scam Crackdowns, Ethnic Group Says

The Karen National Union (KNU) has accused Myanmar’s military junta and affiliated ethnic border militias of conducting superficial, staged raids on cyber scam hubs along the Thai-Myanmar border, alleging the operations are designed to deceive international observers while allowing criminal networks to relocate and expand.

In a formal statement, the KNU—one of Myanmar's prominent ethnic armed organizations—refuted junta claims of a genuine crackdown in the Kyaukkhat border area.

The KNU noted that a recently publicized raid actually occurred 36 miles away along the Hpalulay mountain range at a site controlled by the Democratic Karen Benevolent Army (DKBA), a junta-aligned splinter group.