Interpol reports a sharp rise in cybercrime and scams across Asia

The Next Web
By Ana-Maria StanciucJun 17, 2026, 6:19 am50 pts
The figure that reframes the problem is a share, not a sum. In more than half the countries Interpol surveyed for its latest Asia and South Pacific cyber-threat assessment, cybercrime now accounts for around 30% of all crime recorded nationally. That is the line that turns scams and phishing from a category of…

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