{"id":39535,"date":"2025-11-25T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=39535"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:00:00","slug":"annual-sumsub-report-reveals-synthetic-personal-data-in-apac-soars-142-yoy-amidst-fraud-crackdowns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thaipropertynews.com\/feeds\/?p=39535","title":{"rendered":"Annual Sumsub Report Reveals Synthetic Personal Data in APAC Soars 142% YoY Amidst Fraud Crackdowns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
\"\"<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Advances in AI have spawned a more mature, industrialized fraud ecosystem, as fraudsters shift from low-effort schemes to high-quality, AI-augmented attacks<\/i><\/p>\n

SINGAPORE<\/span><\/span>, Nov. 25, 2025<\/span><\/span> \/PRNewswire\/ — Sumsub<\/a><\/u>, a global verification and anti-fraud leader, has released its fifth annual Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026, revealing a global “Sophistication Shift”<\/b>\u2014a new phase of digital fraud driven by AI and the professionalization of fraud-as-a-service tools. While overall global fraud volumes are stabilizing, high-quality attacks have increased by 180% YoY. In APAC, synthetic personal data attacks\u2014which combine fabricated identity information, including names, addresses, date of birth, identity document numbers, with high-quality synthetic identities\u2014surged 142% YoY, now making up for 15.7% of all fraud attempts, the region’s third-largest fraud category.<\/p>\n

\n

\"Sumsub,<\/a>
Sumsub, a global verification and anti-fraud leader, has released its fifth annual Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026, revealing a global \u201cSophistication Shift\u201d\u2014a new phase of digital fraud driven by AI and the professionalization of fraud-as-a-service tools.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The report draws on millions of verification checks and more than 4 million fraud attempts worldwide, alongside insights from Sumsub’s Fraud Exposure Survey 2025, which gathered responses from over 300 risk professionals and 1,200 end users.<\/p>\n

Tougher enforcement across the region is also reshaping the landscape, as fraud is increasingly treated as a criminal offence. According to Sumsub’s Fraud Exposure Survey 2025, nearly two-thirds (60%) of companies in the region reported incidents to police, instead of treating fraud as a compliance issue\u2014well above Europe’s<\/span> 29%. This heightened enforcement has also exposed the scale and organization of fraud rings across the region, with one in four individuals<\/b> targeted for mule recruitment<\/b>\u2014one of the highest rates globally\u2014highlighting the widespread of criminal recruitment in the region.<\/p>\n

“The fraud landscape in APAC has changed faster in the past twelve months than in the previous five years combined. In 2025, we saw fraud rates decline across mature economies, including<\/i>\u00a0Singapore, Hong Kong<\/span>, and South Korea<\/span> \u2014 yet deepfakes and synthetic identities are rising faster than anywhere else in the world. Countries such as Bangladesh<\/span> and India<\/span> have seen AI-driven impersonations become the new normal. This shift indicates that the region’s success in combating basic scams has prompted attackers to adapt their tactics<\/i>.” said Penny Chai<\/span>, <\/b>Vice President, APAC at Sumsub<\/b><\/p>\n

Key findings from the report include:<\/b><\/p>\n