Reduction in USAID and US State Department funding has severely disrupted anti-human-trafficking efforts in Southeast Asia, leading to diminished resources for victim assistance and organizational shutdowns. The halt of aid has caused chaos within groups helping trafficking survivors, hampering their ability to function, which may result in empowering the criminal organizations conducting online scams and human trafficking. These criminal activities, including pig butchering scams, have global repercussions, with estimated losses of over $75 billion.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/usaid-collapse-is-helping-criminal-scammers-enslave-people/
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"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "2/2025",
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"explanation": "Attack threatening the economy of geographical region"