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Sydney woman's friend creates deepfake pornography from her photos
An Australian teacher in Sydney reportedly discovered hundreds of deepfake pornographic images of herself created using her photographs and posted on a website alongside her personal information and rape fantasies. The woman discovered the content had been created by someone close to her, and the case reportedly prompted changes to Australian legislation.
February 2022 · Hannah Grundy · Harmful and abusive content
Hannah Grundy, a 35-year-old Australian teacher living in Sydney, received a threatening email in February with a link containing hundreds of deepfake pornographic images created using her photographs.
The website, titled 'The Destruction of Hannah', featured over 600 synthetic sexual images of her face alongside detailed rape fantasies and violent threats. Her full name, Instagram username, residential suburb, and phone number were also published on the site.
Grundy discovered the deepfakes three years prior to reporting, and her partner Kris Ventura also found photos of her close friends among the content when they accessed the site.
Reported impact
Grundy described feeling immediate danger upon discovering the content and compared the experience to a film that changed her life.