News Summary

• A new report from INTERPOL has revealed a "dramatic increase" in cybercrime in Asia and the South Pacific.
• In all, over half of INTERPOL member countries have reported that cybercrime accounted for no less than 30% of all crimes recorded nationally.
• The growing sophistication of cybercriminal tradecraft has led to a surge in ransomware attacks, as well as deepfake and artificial intelligence (AI)-driven scams.
• The region is estimated to have registered more than 135,000 ransomware-related attacks in 2024.