Latest Interpol review shows how scams continue to dominate, and AI-enabled attackers prove too hot to handle for cash-strapped regions

A new Interpol assessment finds cybercrime now makes up around 30% of recorded crime in much of Asia, with scam centres generating close to $40bn a year.

Of the 18 Asian Interpol members that responded to the survey, more than half reported that cybercrime made up 30 per cent of all offences.