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Results for Spotlight, Pig Butchering

4 stories, newest first

Mar 5 — Asia, Crime

Pig butchering is expanding so quickly that it's given rise to two entirely new industries: escrowing and selling hostages.

China has executed 11 members of the Ming mafia family which oversaw the Crouching Tiger Villa scam compound in Myanmar.

Nov 4, 2025 — China, Myanmar

China has sentenced nearly 20 people, including members of prominent mafia families, to death over pig butchering scams in recent months.

A report from Project Brazen's Whale Hunting newsletter alleges that KuCoin Thailand has served as a conduit for proceeds from pig butchering.