New Zealanders are losing around $2 million a month to cyber criminals, and the emotional toll can last years.

Despite the prevalence of this issue, the human impact and scale remained unseen – with most victims of cyber-crime feeling embarrassed, ashamed, and isolated.

For Cyber Safety Week 2023, we put a candid face to the problem for the first time, by launching ‘EXPOSED: A photography exhibition through the lens of a hacker.’

Ten real victims of cyber-crimes gave us permission to capture their image. Not through a traditional photography shoot, but literally through their devices – when they weren’t expecting it. Mimicking the uninvited gaze of cyber criminals zeroing in on targets at any moment, to capture them in moments of real vulnerability.