Deepfakes, Cryptocrime and Risk Management: Strategies for a Safer Digital Future

Translational Criminology Seminar Series September 2025 Event

AI-powered deepfakes and cryptocurrency-related crimes are escalating cyber threats, creating significant challenges for risk management and crime prevention. High-profile cases, such as the $25 million Arup fraud in Hong Kong and the nearly $1.5 billion Bybit hack, demonstrate how these technologies enable sophisticated scams, including phishing, large-scale theft and money laundering, globally. This research seminar explores how deepfakes and cryptocrime exploit vulnerabilities such as inadequate verification systems and overreliance on digital communication. Drawing on criminology, behavioural science and emergency management, it proposes interdisciplinary strategies, community education, digital literacy and critical thinking training, and enhanced security measures like multi-factor authentication, to address these risks. These approaches aim to equip individuals, organisations and societies to build resilient systems for a secure digital future.

Dr Leo S. F. Lin is a Senior Lecturer from Charles Sturt University. Dr Lin is a highly regarded scholar in cybercrime, policing and transnational security. With over two decades of experience in law enforcement and security, including service as a senior police officer and police attaché, he brings a rare blend of operational insight and academic rigour. His research on AI-enabled crime, cryptocurrency-related offences and emergency management has positioned him as a leading voice in the Indo-Pacific region on emerging digital threats.

Date, Time, Location and Organisational Details:

Date & Time: Thursday, 11 September 2025, 12:30-2:00 pm

Location: UTS City Campus Building 10 Level 04 Room 440

Light afternoon tea/refreshments will be served before 12:30 pm

The event will also be live streamed via Zoom

The event is organised and sponsored by the Crime & Security Science Research Group (CaSS); event coordination is led by Dr Kai Lin (kai.lin@uts.edu.au), Convenor of the CaSS Translational Criminology Seminar Series, with administrative support from professional staff from the School of International Studies and Education.

The event has also been registered as an official event of the Social Sciences Week, hosted by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.