Tag: deep-fake
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Common Crypto Scams and How to Protect Your Funds in 2026
Crypto scams are surging worldwide, from pig butchering to fake trading platforms and deepfakes, draining victims while fraud teams struggle to keep up. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/common-crypto-scams-protect-funds-2026/
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How deepfake scams are fueling a new wave of fraud
<div cla Scammers are using deepfake technology to replicate your child’s voice in a kidnapping hoax, catfish with AI-generated video dates, and impersonate executives to steal millions. Learn how to spot deepfake fraud, and use Avast Deepfake Guard to help verify what’s real before it’s too late. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/how-deepfake-scams-are-fueling-a-new-wave-of-fraud-2/
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French Police Raid X Paris Office, Summon Musk Over Grok Deepfakes
French authorities raided the Paris office of X and summonsed Elon Musk to France for question regarding nonconsensual and sexually suggestive deepfakes generated by xAI’s chatbot and posted to X as the global firestorm surrounding them escalates. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/french-police-raid-x-paris-office-summons-musk-over-grok-deepfakes/
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French Police Raid X Paris Office, Summons Musk Over Grok Deepfakes
French authorities raided the Paris office of X and summonsed Elon Musk to France for question regarding nonconsensual and sexually suggestive deepfakes generated by xAI’s chatbot and posted to X as the global firestorm surrounding them escalates. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/02/french-police-raid-x-paris-office-summons-musk-over-grok-deepfakes/
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French prosecutors raid X offices, summon Musk over Grok deepfakes
French prosecutors have raided X’s offices in Paris on Tuesday as part of a criminal investigation into the platform’s Grok AI tool, widely used to generate sexually explicit images. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/french-prosecutors-raid-x-offices-over-grok-sexual-deepfakes/
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‘Deepfakes spreading and more AI companions’: seven takeaways from the latest artificial intelligence safety report
Annual review highlights growing capabilities of AI models, while examining issues from cyber-attacks to job disruptionThe International AI Safety report is an <a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/jan/29/what-international-ai-safety-report-says-jobs-climate-cyberwar-deepfakes-extinction”>annual survey of technological progress and the risks it is creating across multiple areas, from deepfakes to the jobs market.Commissioned at the 2023 global AI safety summit, it is chaired by the…
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Voice channels are the next major attack vector that security teams can’t monitor
Deepfake voices, live fraud, zero visibility: why voice channels are the next security blind spot. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/spons/voice-channels-are-the-next-major-attack-vector-that-security-teams-cant-m/810567/
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Zunahme Deepfake-Betrug: facebook bevorzugt im Visier Cyberkrimineller
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/zunahme-deepfake-betrug-facebook-ziel-cyberkriminelle
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AI security startup CEO posts a job. Deepfake candidate applies, inner turmoil ensues.
‘I did not think it was going to happen to me, but here we are’ First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/02/01/ai_security_startup_ceo_posts/
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2026: The Year Agentic AI Becomes the Attack-Surface Poster Child
Dark Reading asked readers whether agentic AI attacks, advanced deepfake threats, board recognition of cyber as a top priority, or password-less technology adoption would be most likely to become a trending reality for 2026. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/2026-agentic-ai-attack-surface-poster-child
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App-Moderation: KI-Nackt-Apps fluten die offiziellen App-Stores
Ein Bericht des TTP zeigt: Apple und Google hosten Dutzende Apps, die KI für Deepfake-Nacktbilder nutzen – und verdienen an ihnen mit. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/app-moderation-ki-nackt-apps-fluten-die-offiziellen-app-stores-2601-204797.html
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AI, Deepfakes Are Top Risks for Financial Crime Specialists
ACAMS Says Investigators Need Better Data, Architecture and AI-Based Detection. The financial system has a trust problem driven by artificial intelligence, and CIOs looking to prevent fraud and other financial crimes will only face more challenges as criminals find new ways to use AI to swindle, according to an Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists…
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Undressed victims file class action lawsuit against xAI for Grok deepfakes
The lawsuit accuses xAI seeking to “capitalize on the internet’s seemingly insatiable appetite for humiliating non-consensual sexual images.” First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/grok-undressed-victims-file-class-action-lawsuit-against-xai-elon-musk/
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New Deepfake Phishing Attack Targets Bitcoin Users via Zoom and Teams
A sophisticated deepfake-enabled phishing campaign is actively targeting Bitcoin users through fake Zoom and Microsoft Teams calls. The attackers are exploiting video conferencing, Telegram, and AI-generated identities to steal bitcoin and compromise victims’ digital lives. The attack chain begins on Telegram, where victims receive what appears to be a legitimate message or call request from…
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Deepfake ‘Nudify’ Technology Is Getting Darker”, and More Dangerous
Sexual deepfakes continue to get more sophisticated, capable, easy to access, and perilous for millions of women who are abused with the technology. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-technology-is-getting-darker-and-more-dangerous/
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Identity Fraud: The New Crimewave Targeting Remote Work
The Urgency of High-Assurance Identity Proofing Amid Growing Identity Fraud Remote work has fueled a new crimewave built on stolen and synthetic identities. As deepfakes scale, high-assurance identity proofing – combining biometrics, liveness detection and verified IDs – becomes essential to verify users, prevent impersonation and protect enterprise access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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Identity Fraud: The New Crimewave Targeting Remote Work
The Urgency of High-Assurance Identity Proofing Amid Growing Identity Fraud Remote work has fueled a new crimewave built on stolen and synthetic identities. As deepfakes scale, high-assurance identity proofing – combining biometrics, liveness detection and verified IDs – becomes essential to verify users, prevent impersonation and protect enterprise access. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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EU looking into Elon Musk’s X after Grok produces deepfake sex images
Probe follows outcry over use of creepy image generation tool First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/ec_open_new_investigation_into/
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ISMG Editors: How Deepfakes Are Breaking Digital Trust
Also: How Non-Human Identities Redefine Security; the Delinea-StrongDM Deal. In this week’s panel, four editors discussed how deepfakes are reshaping digital Know Your Customer practices, what the rise of non-human identities means for CISOs and what Delinea’s acquisition of StrongDM tells us about where the privileged access market is heading. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump…
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KI-Betrug – Wissenschaft und Industrie gegen die Deepfake-Gefahr
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-betrug-deepfakes-wissenschaft-industrie-a-acfb8686d36bfe7f00aff6ba336b600e/
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Face-Swapping Tools Pose Elevated ‘Know Your Customer’ Risks
Easy-to-Use Deepfake Services for Criminals Rapidly Improving, Researchers Warn. Financial firms’ fraud and risk teams must bolster know-your-customer checks in the face of increasingly effective and affordable deepfake technology and services that can generate synthetic identities, convincing face-swaps and defeat live biometric checks to bypass defenses, warn researchers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
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For the price of Netflix, crooks can now rent AI to run cybercrime
Group-IB says crims forking out for Dark LLMs, deepfakes, and more at subscription prices First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/20/group_ib_ai_cycercrime_subscriptions/
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California AG launches investigation into X’s sexualized deepfakes
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced an investigation Wednesday into xAI over allegations that its artificial intelligence model Grok is being used to create nonconsensual sexually explicit images of women and children on a large scale, marking the latest escalation in regulatory efforts to address AI-generated deepfakes. The California investigation focuses on Grok’s >>spicy mode,<<…
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California AG to probe Musk’s Grok for nonconsensual deepfakes
California’s attorney general said Wednesday that his office has opened a probe into the spread of nonconsensual sexually explicit material by the artificial intelligence tool Grok. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/california-grok-deepfakes-investigation
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British regulator Ofcom opens investigation into X
The UK body said it is not a government censor, and the inquiry will determine whether X is facilitating the spread of nonconsensual deepfake pornography of adults and children. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ofcom-opens-investigation-into-x-over-nonconsensual-deepfakes/
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UK Probes X Over AI Deepfake Porn
Elon Musk’s Social Media Network Faces Mounting Backlash from Governments. The British communications regulator is formally investigating social media network X over the willingness of its Grok AI to let users virtually undress people, including minors. Ofcom said Monday that will probe whether X is complying with the Online Safety Act. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…