... Starlink’s technology is being used by cybercriminals, further enabling fraud operations worldwide. This development highlights a growing challenge for cybersecurity and raises the question of how we hold technology providers accountable while addressing the complex transnational nature of cybercrime.

The satellite internet system Starlink was launched in 2019 by Elon Musk’s SpaceX to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband access globally, especially in remote or underserved regions. In places like Sudan and Ukraine, it has become a vital lifeline for coordinating emergency assistance, military defense, and humanitarian services or, in others, to get around government-imposed internet shutdowns. Paradoxically, the same features that make Starlink appealing to legitimate users—its portability, lack of centralized infrastructure, and ability to function without reliance on national telecom networks—also make it an attractive tool for cybercriminals.

Over the past several years, online scam operations have proliferated across Southeast Asia, particularly in Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia affecting individuals worldwide…

“I believe that SpaceX must have the capacity to stop this problem,” Rangsiman Rome, a member of Thailand’s House of Representatives and chair of a parliamentary committee on national security, said in Wired…

Starlink can take meaningful steps to prevent the misuse of its technology. ..