Anatomy of a Scam

In the age of AI, scammers are now equipped with a new arsenal for exploitation - and we need similarly new defences to match. This raises a pressing question: Are we caught in a relentless, technolog...

13 Dec 202346min

The desire for riches beyond our dreams can obscure even the most obvious signs of an investment scam, blinding us to the red flags and warnings. It goes some way to explaining why Australians lose mo...

11 Dec 202341min

If you encounter a scam, chances are it's a phishing scam - but what are the odds you'll fall for it? What variables factor into the outcome? And how does technology potentially stack the odds in favo...

6 Dec 202334min

Online marketplaces give you easy access to what you want - but beware, they can also deliver more than you bargained for, whether you're buying or selling... Featuring: Ben - Buy-Sell scam & identit...

4 Dec 202333min

In the age of AI, looks can be deceiving. Deepfake technology is increasingly being used to create sophisticated, hard-to-detect scams and frauds. So how can we unmask these digital deceptions before ...

29 Nov 202342min

Listen closely - can you pick the real voice from the AI clone? It's not that easy... As voice cloning technology advances the art of digital mimicry, it opens a Pandora's box of deception, transformi...

27 Nov 202340min

In our fight against scams, we started to heed the warnings and spot the signs – the message was sinking in.  But then we woke up one day in the AI era and the traditional signs of a scam are more sca...

22 Nov 20232min

When faced with an arsenal of scams aimed directly at us, we are also faced with one vital question:  How are we defending ourselves? It’s a question asked not just by individuals but by our most trus...

20 Dec 202222min