Data analysis
Asia-Pacific cyber threats: volume vs insurance severity
Each bubble is one of the top five cybercrime types ranked by INTERPOL across 18 member countries. Horizontal: case volume. Vertical: insurance claims severity. Bubble size: pace of escalation. Hover for detail.
High vol / High severity High severity / Lower vol Moderate severity / High vol Emerging / Accelerating
Ransomware avg claim
$508,000
+16% YoY · At-Bay 2025
Scam centre losses
~$40bn/yr
UNODC est · INTERPOL
Deepfake forum activity
+600%
Feb–Jun 2024 · INTERPOL
Sources: INTERPOL Asia and South Pacific Cyber Threat Assessment 2025/2026; Willis Cyber Claims in Focus 2026; DUAL Global Cyber Outlook April 2026; At-Bay 2025 Cyber Claims Report; Aon APAC Cyber Risk Report 2025; UNODC TOC Convergence Report 2024. Axis positions are indicative indices.
The protection gap is the defining structural problem
INTERPOL’s report highlights a structural vulnerability that complicates the entire regional insurance picture. Jurisdictions with less robust legislation, fragmented enforcement and limited technical capacity are precisely those most attractive to threat actors who operate with a low likelihood of being identified or prosecuted. The Pacific island states and less developed Southeast Asian economies function, in the report’s framing, as gateways for malicious activity into broader regional and global networks.
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