Myanmar — Cyber Threat Profile
Myanmar presents a highly complex cyber environment. The post-coup military government prioritises internet surveillance and content control over defensive cybersecurity, earning among the worst Freedom on the Net scores globally. Chinese state-sponsored groups, notably Mustang Panda and the IronHusky-linked MysterySnail campaign, have conducted sustained espionage against government entities. Myanmar's border regions host large-scale cybercrime infrastructure, including industrial-scale online scam operations run by criminal organizations forcing trafficked individuals to commit fraud. In 2024, Thai and Chinese officials repatriated nearly 1,000 victims from one scam zone. Banking trojans and ransomware target domestic financial institutions. The government's cybercrime approach conflates political dissent with criminal activity, undermining legitimate incident response and deterrence.- World Cybercrime Index 2024 (origin significance): 0.51 / 100, #43 worldwide
- Secure Internet servers per 1M people (2024): 23.6 (source: World Bank)
- Internet users (2020): 45.4% of population (source: World Bank)
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