Deepfake Images of Australian Teacher Hannah Grundy and 25 Others Created and Circulated Online by Former Friend

July 15, 2020

Deepfake images of Australian teacher Hannah Grundy, along with 25 other women, were circulated online using AI deepfake technology. The perpetrator, a former trusted friend named Andrew Thomas Hayler, was found responsible for the cyberstalking over a two-year period. Hayler pleaded guilty to multiple charges and received a nine-year prison sentence.

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Alleged deployer: andrew-thomas-hayler
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: hannah-grundy, colleagues-of-hannah-grundy, former-friends-and-acquaintances-of-andrew-thomas-hayler

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