David Koh
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- Milken Institute48 min
Escaping Scam City: Untangling the Human and Economic Cost of Cybercrime | Asia Summit 2025
Manisha Tank, Rafael Frankel, David Koh, Shibani Mahtani, Jacob Sims, Emily Fortuna, Shabani Singh Cassidy, Nicole Sinclair, Rafael Alvarez, Jake Archibald O'
Hundreds of militarized scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos operate with state protection, creating a massive global criminal economy that enslaves tens of thousands of workers and generates billions in annual losses. Governments and tech firms like Meta have responded with sanctions, integrated command centers, and account takedowns, yet significant challenges remain due to limited US funding and sanctions that fail to address state-embedded actors. Experts warn that while total eradication is unlikely, coordinated diplomatic pressure at the upcoming ASEAN summit and heightened public vigilance are essential to blunt the industry's growth.
- Milken Institute1h 5m
Cybersecurity: Anticipating the Next Trojan Horse
Yun-Hee Kim, David Koh, Matthew P. Moynahan, Rafal Rohozinski, Silvino Schlickmann Jr.
A panel of cybersecurity experts and officials warned that critical infrastructure faces escalating threats from insider attacks, IoT vulnerabilities, and AI-driven criminal syndicates exacerbated by jurisdictional gaps and a global demographic surge in internet users. Speakers argued that traditional perimeter security and technical patching have failed to address systemic issues, citing breaches like Equifax and highlighting the urgent need for a regulatory shift from compliance to active cyber risk management at the C-suite level. In response, Singapore is advancing an omnibus bill to redefine critical information infrastructure and mandate threat intelligence sharing, aiming to counteract market failures and the commoditization of cybercrime while addressing the fundamental architectural flaws of the modern internet.