{"id":30241,"date":"2026-05-19T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/?post_type=oasis-news&#038;p=30241"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:05:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:05:57","slug":"is-this-real","status":"publish","type":"oasis-news","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/oasis-news\/is-this-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this real?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Reading time: 1 minute<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>You receive a video message from someone claiming to be from the scholarships office. They congratulate you on winning a grant and ask you to confirm your bank details to receive the funds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It looks official. It sounds real. But it\u2019s a deepfake, crafted to trick you into handing over personal information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our recommendations:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Take the quiz<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deepfakes are hard to spot, <a href=\"https:\/\/breacher.ai\/resources\/quiz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">take this quiz<\/a> and see if you can catch the fake.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pause before you believe<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a photo, video, or voice clip seems too shocking or perfectly timed, take a moment. Don\u2019t let them manipulate your emotions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Check the source<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Reverse image search suspicious photos. If a video or audio clip isn\u2019t from a trusted source, treat it with caution. Look for original publication dates and context.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Further information:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on staying cyber secure, refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/learn-basics\/view-resources\/cyber-security-awareness-month\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Australian Cyber Security Centre\u2019s (ACSC) guide<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/sites\/default\/files\/2023-03\/personal-security-guide-first_steps-summary-checklist.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">personal security checklist<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you think you&#8217;ve fallen for a scam and need assistance, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyber.gov.au\/report-and-recover\/recover-from\/scams\">ACSC\u2019s how to recover from scams advice<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This article has been brought to you by&nbsp;<strong>Digital &amp; Technology Solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#MakeCurtinCyberSafe<\/strong>\ud83d\udee1\ufe0f<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how deepfakes are crafted to trick you into handing over personal information. | Reading time: 1 min<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4408,"featured_media":30242,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_oasis_is_in_workflow":0,"_oasis_original":0,"_oasis_task_priority":"","_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"4933,8563,5487,7618,6716,8443","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","wds_primary_oasis-categories":0,"footnotes":""},"oasis-categories":[141,146],"class_list":["post-30241","oasis-news","type-oasis-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","oasis-categories-online","oasis-categories-student-life"],"acf":{"post_options":{"":null,"banner":{"image":false}}},"featured_image":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Deepfakes.jpg","author_meta":{"first_name":"Nikita","last_name":"Osckar","display_name":"Nikita Osckar"},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-26 16:29:50","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30241","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/oasis-news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4408"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-news\/30241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"oasis-categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oasis-categories?post=30241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}