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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Purported Unauthorized Deepfakes of Norman Swan and Others Circulated in Online Supplement Campaigns
2025-05-21
According to an ABC News (Australia) 7.30 report, a second wave of deepfake scam ads impersonating Norman Swan and other public figures circulated widely on Meta platforms in 2025, promoting unproven health supplements. The campaign featured new voice-cloned videos and more impersonation tactics, and it reportedly contributed to financial and health harms. Investigators reportedly linked the ads to businesses in Australia and New Zealand using deceptive redirects and alias branding.
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Alleged ChatGPT Misuse by Contractor Leads to Reported Data Exposure in New South Wales Resilient Homes Program
2025-03-12
A former contractor of the New South Wales Reconstruction Authority reportedly uploaded a spreadsheet containing personal and health information of Resilient Homes Program applicants to ChatGPT during a three-day period in March 2025. Up to 3,000 people may have reportedly been affected.
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Over 400 Purportedly AI-Driven Scams Reportedly Led to $8M Loss for Australians in 2023
2024-03-01
In 2023, Australians reportedly lost over $8 million to scams involving purported deepfake videos and fake news articles that falsely endorsed investment trading platforms. Scammers reportedly used AI-generated content featuring celebrities to mislead victims, leading to significant financial losses. The National Anti-Scam Centre received over 400 reports of these incidents. One man is reported to have lost over $80,000 in cryptocurrency.
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Unknown voice cloning 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
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 12751 Report
Purportedly AI-Enhanced Phishing Campaign Allegedly Impersonates Australian Government Services in Large-Scale Welfare Scam