‘Alarming' AI powered scams targeting Australians
'This is alarming … some of the methods of scams has really gone up to another level thanks to AI,' Mr Fenech told Sky News Australia.
'A lot of people have unfortunately given up their details … and their accounts have been compromised.
'Make sure you've got the latest version of all that software because if you don't have that protection, you could easily be led to these sites.'
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