Cybercrime Now Rivals Traditional Crime Across Parts of Asia
Bitdefender, Friday, June 19th, 2026
An INTERPOL report finds cybercrime exceeds 30% of recorded crime in more than half of surveyed Asia-Pacific nations.
Bitdefender summarizes INTERPOL's latest assessment showing digital crime is now deeply embedded across Asia and the South Pacific, with system intrusions accounting for roughly 80% of reported 2024 data breaches.
Criminals increasingly leverage AI, deepfakes, and ransomware-as-a-service to run large-scale operations. Social media has become a major vector, with nearly 30% of 2025 financial losses originating from social platform scams.
The article reinforces that defenses such as multi-factor authentication and strong password management remain essential.