Deepfake Anthony Albanese used in celebrity scams duping Australians out of $7.4m, Asic warns

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: business-tech · Bias: Left · Published: Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:01:27 GMT

Australia’s corporate watchdog says PM is the figure most commonly used in deepfakes to promote phoney investment opportunitiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere has been a steep rise in scammers luring victims into phoney investment opportunities using deepfakes of celebrities and politicians, Australia’s corporate watchdog has warned.And Anthony Albanese is the figure most commonly co-opted. Continue reading...

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