Joint research by Australian bodies details rising sextortion trends and AI risks, citing Instagram and Apple's iMessage as platforms of concern.

The entities involved

• Australian Institute of Criminology →

  Australia's national research and knowledge centre on crime and criminal justice

  Nothing else this week.

• Instagram →

  photo and video sharing social network owned by Meta Platforms

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• Apple Inc. →

  American multinational technology company based in Cupertino, California

  • Macworld sources have reported on the current state of Apple's supply chain.Sun 17:22
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