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A young man at a desk looking at a smartphone screen with an uncomfortable expression, multiple chat conversation windows visible on his computer monitor behind
Threat Intelligence

Crime Gangs Are Running Bot-Powered Sextortion Factories. Young Men Are the Target.

Organised criminal networks are using AI-generated fake personas, automated accounts, and psychological pressure to extort young men out of thousands of dollars. South Australia alone lost $217,000 in a single year.

4 min read
A computer workstation with AI software interface visible on screen, surrounded by warning symbols and red alert indicators representing the misuse of deepfake
AI Security

Accused deepfaker told police stripping women's clothes digitally was 'like X-ray vision glasses'

An Australian man on trial for stalking and distributing intimate images admits he used AI tools to create fake nude photos of high school students and staff, calling it a hobby and 'just funny'.

3 min read
A smartphone showing dating app and social media interfaces, a conversation thread escalating to sextortion demands, with victims' faces blurred and a backgroun
Threat Intelligence

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.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

German Court Case Exposes Telegram Network That Drugged and Filmed Women in Secret

A phone call from police told a Chinese student in Germany that her ex-boyfriend had taken nude photos of her while she slept. She was one of many victims of an organised online group.

3 min read
A cracked smartphone screen lying face-up on a cold concrete floor, its display showing a faint padlock icon surrounded by a shattered web of glass fractures, h
Policy & Regulation

Tasmania Becomes Last Australian State to Outlaw Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images

After years of victims being turned away by police with no clear law to apply, Tasmania's government has announced it will criminalise the sharing — or threatening to share — intimate images without consent, including AI-generated fakes.

3 min read
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