# Thai authorities uncover cross-border fiber link serving suspected Myanmar scam compound

_Published Friday, October 16, 2026 at 7:22 AM EDT · Security, Infrastructure · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Thai authorities uncovered a fiberoptic cable running from homes in Thailand to a suspected scam compound in Myanmar, Tom's Hardware reported, citing SCMP. Officers investigating homes in Nong Lu, Kanchanaburi province, found a 48-core cable stretching 350 meters across the border along pylons.

Trairat Viriyasirikul, acting secretary general of Thailand's National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, said the connection carried about 6 terabytes of data daily, enough to serve 300 to 400 people. The bandwidth was illegally routed to a compound reportedly containing an illegal border casino and a suspected scam center.

## Sources

- [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/thai-cops-bust-audacious-cross-border-fiberoptic-cable-running-to-myanmar-scam-compound-350-meter-48-core-cable-was-supplying-illegal-border-casino-and-a-scam-center-with-6tb-of-data-per-day)

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Published: 2026-10-16T11:22:26.666Z
Story chronology: 2026-10-16T10:24:24.000Z
Retrieved: 2026-10-16T14:14:42.713Z
Publisher: Tech & Business (techandbusiness.org)