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WIRED27 January 2026 · by Andy Greenberg

The WIRED investigation into a Southeast Asian scam compound

The investigation built on Redbull’s leak, with a chat-log analysis, a documentary and a podcast. Winner of the 2026 Online Journalism Award for Excellence in Technology Reporting.

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Short bio

Mohammad Muzahir, known as “Redbull”, is a cybercrime whistleblower, computer engineer and independent researcher. He leaked a Golden Triangle scam compound’s scripts, org chart, chats and photos to WIRED. The resulting investigation by Andy Greenberg won the 2026 Online Journalism Award for Excellence in Technology Reporting. He sits on Hush Line’s Board of Advisors for Whistleblowers and runs The Redbull Leaks.

Verified figures (as reported by WIRED)

About 4,200 pages of WhatsApp chat logs from the compound
25 scam training scripts
More than 30 workers who defrauded at least one victim in 11 weeks
Around $2.2 million taken in that period

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