FBI Warns Of Sextortion Scams Using Deepfakes‘
The FBI has issued a public service announcement warning about sextortion scams that utilize ‘deepfakes’. The agency has observed an increase in the number of victims reporting sextortion cases since April of this year. The FBI is warning the public that criminals are taking social media photos and videos to create deepfakes in sextortion schemes. […]
New Warning Of Deep Fakes Spreading Misinformation
Microsoft President Brad Smith gave a speech about AI regulation and his concerns in Washington, where he issued a new warning about deep fakes spreading misinformation. Brad Smith gave a speech in Washington on May 25 which discussed how AI could be regulated. Smith’s biggest concern is deep fakes made by AI that end up spreading misinformation. He said: […]
Russia Could Criminalize Deepfakes
Yaroslav Nilov, the deputy head of the LDPR faction in the lower house of parliament, the State Duma, has said that Russia could criminalize ‘deepfakes’.
Deepfakes Can Fool Biometric Checks Used By Banks, Research Finds
Research found that deepfakes can fool biometric checks used by banks. Despite this obvious flaw, KYC providers don’t really seem bothered about the possibility of exploitation.
How Manoj Tiwari Deepfakes Were Used In Delhi Election
On February 7, a day ahead of the Legislative Assembly elections in Delhi, two videos of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Manoj Tiwari criticising the incumbent Delhi government of Arvind Kejriwal went viral on WhatsApp. While one video had Tiwari speak in English, the other was him speaking in the Hindi dialect of Haryanvi. […]