Summary
- The US Treasury has sanctioned the Burmese militia for operating a pig butchering scam.
- This militia is accused of stealing virtual assets from US citizens.
- The sanctions are due to suspicions of the militia's involvement with a cybercrime organization.
The US Treasury has added the Burmese militia Karen National Army, known for operating a pig butchering scam on an industrial scale, to its sanctions list.
According to CoinDesk, a media outlet specializing in virtual assets (cryptocurrency), the militia is accused of running a cybercrime organization that steals virtual assets from US citizens.
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