{"slug": "we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday", "title": "‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos", "summary": "Fraudsters are using AI to exploit holiday photos posted on Instagram or Facebook to craft convincing scam emails and texts that seek bank account details, according to a report by The Guardian Technology. The scam involves messages claiming 'We detected unusual activity while you were travelling in Porto – please verify immediately,' targeting victims shortly after they share travel photos online.", "body_md": "# ‘We detected unusual activity’: the scam that uses AI to exploit your holiday photos\n\nBy Shane HickeySource:\n\n[The Guardian Technology](https://www.theguardian.com/us/technology)Fraudsters use pictures posted on Instagram or Facebook to create emails seeking bank account details\n\nYou 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.\n\nA 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.\n\n[Continue reading...](https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/aug/16/scam-ai-holiday-photos-instagram-facebook)\n\nGet AI news in your inbox\n\nDaily digest of what matters in AI.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday", "canonical_source": "https://www.machinebrief.com/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploi-72os", "published_at": "2026-08-16 06:00:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-16 08:41:02.961986+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics"], "entities": ["The Guardian Technology", "Instagram", "Facebook", "Porto", "Douro river"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/we-detected-unusual-activity-the-scam-that-uses-ai-to-exploit-your-holiday.jsonld"}}