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19 February 2026

Interpol backroom warriors fight cybercriminals 'weaponizing' AI

Martin ABBUGAO

From perfectly spelled phishing emails to fake videos of government officials, artificial intelligence is changing the game for Interpol's cat-and-mouse fight against cybercrime at its high-tech war rooms in Singapore.

Their foe: crime syndicates, structured like multinational firms, which are exploiting the fast-evolving technology to target individuals, states and corporations for billions of dollars.

"I consider the weaponization of AI by cybercriminals ... as the biggest threat we're seeing," says Neal Jetton, Interpol's Singapore-based director of cybercrime.

"They are using it in whatever way they can," added Jetton, who is seconded to Interpol from the U.S. Secret Service, the federal agency in charge of presidential protection.

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