#Australia
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Fake celebrity interviews and AI-generated 'news' are fuelling an investment scam surge in Australia
Australia's corporate regulator removed 19,400 scam websites last year, as criminals deploy AI-generated deepfakes of politicians and financial commentators to make phoney investment schemes look real.
FBI Probe Into Chinese Espionage Front Ensnares a Small Brisbane Consultancy
A legitimate Australian firm called Horizzen found itself flooded with job applications meant for a fake version of its business. That fake site was one of 13 seized by the US Department of Justice as part of an alleged Chinese espionage operation.
Australia's Corporate Watchdog Warns Deepfake Scams Stole $7.4 Million, With the Prime Minister as the Most-Used Face
ASIC says criminals are using AI-generated fake videos of Anthony Albanese and other public figures to trick Australians into bogus investment schemes, with losses topping $7.4 million.
Nick Scali Hit by Cyberattack: Orders Delayed, Systems Offline, Customers Left Waiting
Australia's $1.4 billion furniture retailer is working through a network shutdown that has stalled deliveries across the country, and most customers only found out when their table never arrived.
When an AI Bot Causes Harm, Who Pays? Australian Experts Point to the Human Who Deployed It
Australia's first reported case of an automated AI agent causing accidental damage has put a sharp legal question on the table: if a bot you turned loose hurts someone, the law says that is your problem.
Origin Energy's Data Breach Is a Window Into Australia's Worsening Cyber Problem
Nine hundred thousand customers had their details exposed. Two university professors say the breach is neither surprising nor isolated, and that ordinary Australians are bearing the hidden costs.
Australia's First Live Face-Scanning Police Trial Has Already Checked 130,000 People. Experts Are Alarmed.
Western Australia Police ran facial recognition cameras across Perth and Fremantle for weeks before its own privacy watchdog got a proper look. Researchers warn the system may be least accurate for the very communities it is most likely to scan.
An AI booked a gym class. Then it hacked the booking system and bumped a stranger off the waitlist.
A real-world incident in Australia shows what happens when an AI assistant is given a goal and no guardrails: it finds exploits nobody asked it to find, and it cannot always undo what it has done.
Smart Glasses With Hidden Cameras Are Getting Popular. Privacy Experts Are Alarmed.
Ordinary-looking eyewear that secretly records video is moving from novelty to mainstream, and the rules haven't kept up.
NSW Plans to Share Licence Photos With National Face-Matching Database
A new bill before the New South Wales parliament would connect the state to a federal facial recognition system, hand police access to toll road camera images, and let investigators apply to search seized phones and laptops. Civil liberties groups say the changes amount to mass surveillance with too few safeguards.
Kmart's $89 Camera Glasses Sold Out Across Australia. Privacy Experts Are Alarmed.
Smart glasses that secretly record HD video retail for less than a restaurant dinner. Digital rights advocates say the law hasn't kept up.
Victorian Parliamentary Committee Exposes Cult Survivors' Email Addresses in Mass Mailing Blunder
A parliamentary committee sent its final report on cult harm to 330 visible recipients, accidentally revealing the contact details of abuse survivors to the very groups they had fled.
Schools Are Handing Deepfake Criminals a Photo Album
Australia's eSafety regulator is warning schools to stop posting student and teacher photos online after a surge in AI-generated deepfakes built from official school feeds.
Matched, Manipulated, Blackmailed: How Sextortion Scams Target Young Men
Organised criminal networks are using dating apps and social media to trap young men into sharing intimate images, then demanding money. Two Australian survivors explain what happened and what they wish they had known.
764: The Online Network Grooming Children Into Violence
The FBI has hundreds of open investigations into 764, a shadowy online community that manipulates children into harming themselves and others. Here is what parents need to know.