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Europe and North America are drowning in deepfake fraud as scammers break ID systems faster than ever
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Europe and North America are drowning in deepfake fraud as scammers break ID systems faster than ever

AI-generated documents are replacing traditional forgeries and bypassing verification faster than ever imagined Synthetic identity fraud has surged 195% globally, with Europe and...

How AI-powered “repeaters” are quietly hacking banks and crypto platforms with deepfake identities
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How AI-powered “repeaters” are quietly hacking banks and crypto platforms with deepfake identities

Security experts say traditional identity checks fail because they treat each verification as an isolated event Deepfake variations let fraudsters bypass biometric and...

Be on the lookout for deepfake and AI government officials, FBI warns
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Be on the lookout for deepfake and AI government officials, FBI warns

The FBI published a new announcement, warning about ongoing attacks In the attacks, the crooks are impersonating senior US officials on both federal...

Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators, study finds
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Dramatic rise in publicly downloadable deepfake image generators, study finds

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford have uncovered a dramatic rise in easily...

As generative AI becomes more sophisticated, it’s harder to distinguish the real from the deepfake
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As generative AI becomes more sophisticated, it’s harder to distinguish the real from the deepfake

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain In the age of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), the phrase “I’ll believe it when I see it” no longer...

Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge
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Tech firms fight to stem deepfake deluge

Ever-improving generative artificial intelligence tools have become weapons in the hands of bad actors. Tech firms are fighting the scourge of deepfakes, those...

Research reveals ‘major vulnerabilities’ in deepfake detectors
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Research reveals ‘major vulnerabilities’ in deepfake detectors

Five-step conceptual framework: All detection methods adhere to this framework: Step #1 (Deepfake Type), #2 (Detection Methodology), #3 (Data & Preprocessing), #4 (Model...

Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe
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Deepfake scam calls are costing British victims hundreds each time – here’s how to stay safe

Deepfake calls are claiming thousands of victims, report finds Up to 10% of spam calls are fraudulent The top scam for British victims...

A deepfake epidemic is coming as survey shows that people are simply not good enough at identifying fakes
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A deepfake epidemic is coming as survey shows that people are simply not good enough at identifying fakes

iProov study finds older adults struggle most with deepfakes False confidence is widespread among the younger generation Social media is a deepfake hotspot,...