Tag: cyber scams

The Growing Threat of Deepfake AI Means Every Business Needs a Response Plan

AI researchers are calling on every business and organisation to develop a response plan to the growing threat of deep fake cyber attacks, as the perils are real, according to researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT). In a paper published this year entitled ‘Brace Yourself! Why managers should adopt a synthetic media incident response playbook…


Arizona Mother Warns About AI Voice Cloning After Kidnapping Scam

An Arizona mother received an unexpected phone call from her daughter, only it wasn’t actually her daughter calling. Jennifer DeStefano’s 15-year-old daughter called her while out of town on a ski trip, so DeStefano didn’t assume anything was out of the ordinary. “I pick up the phone, and I hear my daughter’s voice, ‘Mom!’ and…


Australia Blocks Thousands of Scam Texts Impersonating Govt

Australia has bolstered its defences against scammers, revealing a trial program has blocked more than 2,500 harmful text messages impersonating federal government agencies from preying on Australians in the past year. Combatting the malicious messages involved a partnership between the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), relevant government departments, and the telecommunications sector—including the nation’s biggest…