The U.S. government said Tuesday that it took another step to undermine a Cambodian company accused of supporting investment scams, money laundering and other cyber-enabled crimes.

The Department of Justice announced the “seizure of a cloud computing account” used by subsidiaries of the Huione Group, a conglomerate severed from the U.S. financial system last year.

The unspecified cloud account “hosted backend infrastructure” for the subsidiaries, the department said. 

The alleged criminal operation included Telegram channels with “discussions regarding illicit products and/or services, ranging from the sale of stolen credit card and identity information, the fruits of malware-enabled thefts, the procurement of individuals for human trafficking schemes, as well as assistance with laundering the proceeds of romance and investment scams.”

In issuing the final rule that severed Huione from U.S. networks last year, the U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) said it laundered illicit funds not only from Southeast Asian scam operations but also North Korean cyber heists. FinCEN found that Huione Group laundered at least $4 billion worth of illicit proceeds from August 2021 to January 2025.

Cambodia’s own crackdown on the regional scam industry led to the arrest last year of Li Xiong, once the head of Huione Group. He was extradited to China to face charges related to money laundering and fraud, according to news reports. Authorities accused him of being a member of the Chen Xi crime syndicate.

In April, the U.S. separately sanctioned more than two dozen people for involvement in scam operations, including a Cambodian senator. A top FBI official said in April that the bureau was working with Southeast Asian governments to fight the transnational gangs behind the industry. 

The seizure announced Tuesday “demonstrates our commitment to disrupting every component of the illegal ecosystem and working with our partners to prevent further victimization from scams,” said Assistant Director Heith Janke of the FBI’s Criminal Division.