Emerging threats: The intersection of criminal and technological innovation in the use of automation and artificial intelligence in the cybercrime landscape of Southeast Asia

. It details the emerging landscape of AI-enabled crime, ranging from the use of machine learning to create sophisticated, highly personalized phishing attacks and deepfakes for fraud, to the automation of hacking attempts and illegal market transactions. The analysis generally highlights the dual-use nature of these technologies, discusses the challenges this poses to law enforcement and cybersecurity professionals, and underscores the urgent need for new regulatory frameworks and defensive technological capabilities to counter the rising threat of technologically-sophisticated criminal enterprises.