India's Cross-Border Cyber Scams Inflict Billions in Losses on West; 'Electoral Asylum' a Structural Issue
Cross-border cyber scams originating from India are causing over $10 billion in annual losses to the US and Western countries. Particularly, impoverished rural areas serve as breeding grounds, with a structural issue where political figures offer 'electoral asylum' to protect scam networks.
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