{"id":5988,"date":"2026-02-14T00:43:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=5988"},"modified":"2026-02-14T00:43:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T08:43:44","slug":"%e3%80%8cboss-xi%e3%80%8d-li-xiong-being-led-away-by-authorities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/?p=5988","title":{"rendered":"\u300cBoss\u00a0Xi\u300d\u00a0(Li\u00a0Xiong)\u00a0being\u00a0led\u00a0away\u00a0by\u00a0authorities\u00a0."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/\u56fe\u72471.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u300cBoss\u00a0Xi\u300d\u00a0(Li\u00a0Xiong)\u00a0being\u00a0led\u00a0away\u00a0by\u00a0authorities\u00a0.The\u00a0Huione\u00a0Group\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0financial\u00a0services\u00a0conglomerate\u00a0sanctioned\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0US\u00a0Treasury\u00a0in\u00a0October\u00a0for\u00a0money\u00a0laundering.\u00a0The\u00a0organization\u00a0is\u00a0described\u00a0as\u00a0a\u00a0\u201ccritical\u00a0node\u00a0for\u00a0laundering\u00a0proceeds\u00a0of\u00a0cyber\u00a0heists,\u201d\u00a0such\u00a0as\u00a0so-cering\u00a0srel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Protos-Artwork-CambodiaArrested-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Protos-Artwork-CambodiaArrested-1200x675-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Protos-Artwork-CambodiaArrested-1200x675-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Protos-Artwork-CambodiaArrested-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abovecloud.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Protos-Artwork-CambodiaArrested-1200x675-1.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The head of the Huione Group has been arrested in Cambodia, according to local reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Local Chinese-language news outlet Onthegrounds published a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/pponthegrounds\/status\/2016521702411551003\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">photo<\/a>&nbsp;showing, it claims, \u201cBoss Xi\u201d (Li Xiong) being led away by authorities at approximately 6pm local time yesterday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another man,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacobincambodia\/status\/2016510262833184860\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">thought<\/a>&nbsp;to be \u201ca scam compound figure from northern Myanmar,\u201d was also arrested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Later reports, however,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/jacobincambodia\/status\/2016655841919975648\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">speculate<\/a>&nbsp;that Boss Xi may have been released shortly after his arrest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking: Huione boss \u201cBoss Xi\u201d ( Li Xiong) was arrested around 6 p.m. today.<br><br>Note: The person highlighted in the blue box is \u201cBoss Xi \u201d \u2014 not the man in the white shirt in front. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bRNa8dW0iN\">https:\/\/t.co\/bRNa8dW0iN<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Huang Yan (@pelops_huang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pelops_huang\/status\/2016522500969206164?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Huione Group is a financial services conglomerate&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/home.treasury.gov\/news\/press-releases\/sb0278\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sanctioned<\/a>&nbsp;by the US Treasury in October for money laundering. The organization is described as a \u201ccritical node for laundering proceeds of cyber heists,\u201d such as so-called&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/china-is-sentencing-pig-butchering-scammers-to-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pig butchering<\/a>&nbsp;scams, totalling at least $4 billion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Forensic crypto analysis firm Elliptic&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.elliptic.co\/blog\/tudou-guarantee-winds-down-operations-after-12-billion-in-transactions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">estimates<\/a>&nbsp;that the Huione Guarantee marketplace had processed over $27 billion in transactions before shutting down last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cambodia has recently been cracking down on the scamming syndicates operating in its territory. Earlier this month, Chen Zhi, head of the Prince Group, was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/billion-dollar-scammer-chen-zhi-arrested-in-cambodia-extradited-to-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">arrested<\/a>&nbsp;and extradited to China. Since then, reports have&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/protos.com\/cambodian-scam-rings-facing-disruption-since-kingpins-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">described<\/a>&nbsp;widespread releases and escape attempts from scam centers across the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indeed, the \u201cripple effect\u201d of Boss Xi\u2019s arrest looks to be underway. 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