Posting holiday pics online? Here's how AI is turning your happy snaps against you

What it is about

Who published it, and when

How it spread - 3 original reports, 2 reprints

1. Wed, 12 August 2026

   1 report
   • singletonargus.com.au22:00first to report
     Posting holiday pics online? Here's how AI is turning your happy snaps against you

     The scary new AI travel scam leveraging your social media photos - and how to outsmart it.

     2 reprints

     • standard.net.au12 Aug, 22:00their copy
     • nvi.com.au12 Aug, 22:00their copy
2. Sun, 16 August 2026

   1 report
   • The Guardian World06:00
     ‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

     Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account details You are on a short break in Porto and post some pictures of your family on Instagram or Facebook. With a small section of the Douro river in the background, you think it could have been taken anywhere. A few days later, you get a text saying that your card was compromised. “We detected unusual activity while you were travelling in Porto – please verify immediately,” says the message. Continue...

3. Mon, 17 August 2026

   1 report
   • tportal (Croatia)10:33
     Fotografije s ljetovanja mogu prevarantima reći puno više nego što mislite

     Kriminalci mogu koristiti umjetnu inteligenciju za analizu fotografija objavljenih na Instagramu i Facebooku, otkriti mjesta snimanja, a zatim koristiti te informacije za phishing poruke