Hyderabad teen escapes cyber slavery in Laos, exposes organised fraud

HYDERABAD: A chilling account of cyber slavery and online fraud has come to light after a 19-year-old from Hyderabad escaped captivity in Laos and exposed an international racket targeting Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in the United States. The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) is now investigating what appears to be a sophisticated sextortion and cryptocurrency scam operated by Chinese nationals under the guise of call centre jobs.