In turn, AI has enabled scammers to operate faster, at scale and with more convincing outputs, with voice-cloning technology, deepfake videos and deceptive advertising slowly coming to the fore. It’s about having that security awareness,” Alcock said. Experts warn AI-powered deepfakes and voice-cloning technology are now being used to mimic businesses, government agencies and prominent figures. Simple reporting measures, such as flagging phishing texts or emails, also help improve detection systems that telco providers and businesses use. “Scams evolve in terms of how they might do something, and then we evolve in terms of how we detect and protect against those.

Source: New Zealand Herald April 09, 2026 18:01 UTC