General public of Australia
Incidents Harmed By
Incident 11935 Report
Purportedly Taxpayer-Funded Deloitte Report for Australian Government Contains Alleged AI-Generated Citations and Fabricated Legal Quote
2025-08-22
Australian academics reportedly identified fabricated references and a misattributed legal quote in a $439,000 Deloitte report for the Department of Employment and Workplace Relations on welfare compliance. Deleted citations allegedly referred to non-existent works, and a Federal Court judgment was misstated. Deloitte later acknowledged limited use of generative AI in preparing the report and issued a corrected version with a partial refund.
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Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam
2025-11-17
A large-scale phishing campaign allegedly impersonating Services Australia and Centrelink reportedly sent more than 270,000 fraudulent emails in 2025. Mimecast analysts reportedly say attackers (designated MCTO3001) used AI tools to generate highly convincing government-themed messages and evasion techniques, targeting vulnerable Australians and public institutions. Victims reportedly faced risks of credential theft and downstream digital exploitation.
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Grok AI Reportedly Generated Fabricated Civilian Hero Identity During Bondi Beach Shooting
2025-12-15
Grok reportedly generated and repeated a fabricated civilian hero identity, "Edward Crabtree," following the Bondi Beach shooting in Sydney, Australia. The system reportedly cited a fake news article and misattributed heroic actions to this fictional individual during the unfolding emergency. Contemporaneous reporting identified Ahmed Al Ahmed as the real bystander who intervened and was injured during the attack.
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Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
2026-08-17
An online article reportedly used AI-generated imagery to falsely depict Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) finance presenter Alan Kohler interviewing Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock about Boulder Sparhaven, a cryptocurrency trading platform not licensed in Australia. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) cited it as an example of increasingly sophisticated AI-assisted investment scams targeting Australians.
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lawyers and other experts who were not informed of the tool's limitations
Incidents Harmed By
Scammers
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 7151 Report
Over 400 Purportedly AI-Driven Scams Reportedly Led to $8M Loss for Australians in 2023
Deepfake technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 10762 Reports
Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns
Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 10762 Reports
Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns
- Incident 7151 Report
Over 400 Purportedly AI-Driven Scams Reportedly Led to $8M Loss for Australians in 2023
Incidents implicated systems
Epistemic integrity
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11935 Reports
Purportedly Taxpayer-Funded Deloitte Report for Australian Government Contains Alleged AI-Generated Citations and Fabricated Legal Quote
- Incident 12754 Reports
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam
Deepfake technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 10762 Reports
Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns
Cybercriminals
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 12754 Reports
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
Scam-linked e-commerce platforms for Glyco Balance and Keto Flow + ACV
Incidents implicated systems
Affiliate redirect and auto-debit subscription systems used in scam marketing
Incidents implicated systems
Government of Australia
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 11935 Reports
Purportedly Taxpayer-Funded Deloitte Report for Australian Government Contains Alleged AI-Generated Citations and Fabricated Legal Quote
- Incident 12754 Reports
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam
Large language models
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 11935 Reports
Purportedly Taxpayer-Funded Deloitte Report for Australian Government Contains Alleged AI-Generated Citations and Fabricated Legal Quote
- Incident 12754 Reports
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam
Synthetic media creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Deepfake creators
Incidents involved as Deployer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Synthetic media generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Synthetic image generation technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Synthetic media generation technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Synthetic image generation technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12291 Report
Gold Coast Man Reportedly Ordered to Pay $343,500 After Posting Purported Deepfake Pornographic Images of Australian Public Figures
Investors
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12371 Report
Alleged Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' Trading Platform
Australian investors
Incidents Harmed By
- Incident 16653 Reports
Purportedly AI-Generated Article Falsely Depicted Australian Broadcasting Corporation Finance Presenter Alan Kohler Interviewing Reserve Bank Governor Michele Bullock to Promote Boulder Sparhaven
- Incident 12371 Report
Alleged Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' Trading Platform