Cyber offenses now account for around a third of all crime across Asia and South Pacific

Interpol's Asia and South Pacific cyberthreat assessment reports a dramatic rise in cybercrime across the region — driven by sophisticated scams (including organized scam centers and AI/deepfake-enabled fraud), targeted spear-phishing, infostealers/banking trojans, and widespread ransomware — causing substantial financial losses and exposing gaps in regional law enforcement and cyber resilience.