Pakistan, July 21 -- Criminal syndicates operating across Southeast Asia defrauded people in the Asia-Pacific region of at least $88 billion in 2025, according to a new report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), which warned that organised cybercrime networks are becoming increasingly sophisticated and difficult to dismantle.

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The report estimates that scam-related losses across East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand ranged between $88.3 billion and $114.1 billion last year, making cyber fraud one of the region's largest criminal industries.

UNODC said criminal groups are rapidly adapting to law enforcement cra...