‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos

<p>Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account details</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/scam-ai-holiday-photos-instagram-facebook">Continue reading...</a>