Russia bombs EU meeting + Fresh AI scams target footy & festival tix

Headlines: Authorities have offered sovereign citizen gunman a surrender plan, Russia strikes EU delegation in Kyiv killing 19, California Governor says Trump seeking third term, Queensland passes bill allowing on-the-spot DV orders, and runners from across the globe will be charging across the iconic Harbour Bridge this weekend for the Sydney Marathon.

Deep Dive: It’s National Scam Week. Footy fans are hoping to secure tickets for the NRL and AFL finals and when they see their team qualify they jump online to secure tickets. Plus it’s the season for buying tickets for this summer’s music festivals.

And it’s peak season for scammers. AI has increasingly become the tool of scammers – so how do you know the tickets you’re buying are legit?

In this episode of The Briefing, Dan Mullins is joined by Dr Dimitrios Salampasis, an emerging technology expert at Swinburne University, who explains the latest scams to watch out for and Simon Birmingham, CEO Australian Banking Association, who reveals what banks are doing to keep us safe from scammers.

The federal government’s Scamwatch site is here

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