Tag: deep-fake

KI-Betrug – Wissenschaft und Industrie gegen die Deepfake-Gefahr

Jan 21, 2026 8:32 AM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, fraud

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-betrug-deepfakes-wissenschaft-industrie-a-acfb8686d36bfe7f00aff6ba336b600e/
Face-Swapping Tools Pose Elevated ‘Know Your Customer’ Risks

Jan 20, 2026 10:54 PM

Tags: deep-fake, defense, finance, fraud, risk, service, technology, tool

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:…
For the price of Netflix, crooks can now rent AI to run cybercrime

Jan 20, 2026 2:13 PM

Tags: ai, cybercrime, deep-fake, group, LLM

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/
California AG launches investigation into X’s sexualized deepfakes

Jan 14, 2026 9:12 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, intelligence

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,<<…
California AG to probe Musk’s Grok for nonconsensual deepfakes

Jan 14, 2026 7:47 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, intelligence, office, tool

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
British regulator Ofcom opens investigation into X

Jan 12, 2026 9:02 PM

Tags: deep-fake, government

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/
UK Probes X Over AI Deepfake Porn

Jan 12, 2026 9:02 PM

Tags: ai, communications, deep-fake, network

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…
CISOs’ top 10 cybersecurity priorities for 2026

Jan 12, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, gartner, google, hacker, identity, intelligence, international, leak, monitoring, network, office, passkey, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, zero-trust

Prepping for AI-enabled attacks: Although conventional tasks dominate the CISO priorities in the Foundry survey, interviews and other research show that AI-related issues are also high on the CISO priority list.For example, 53% of security leaders ranked AI-enabled cyber threats as a top-three organizational risk in a global survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group. BCG…
CISOs’ top 10 cybersecurity priorities for 2026

Jan 12, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, control, corporate, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, gartner, google, hacker, identity, intelligence, international, leak, monitoring, network, office, passkey, resilience, risk, risk-management, service, software, strategy, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, training, unauthorized, zero-trust

Prepping for AI-enabled attacks: Although conventional tasks dominate the CISO priorities in the Foundry survey, interviews and other research show that AI-related issues are also high on the CISO priority list.For example, 53% of security leaders ranked AI-enabled cyber threats as a top-three organizational risk in a global survey conducted by Boston Consulting Group. BCG…
Deepfake Fraud Tools Are Lagging Behind Expectations

Jan 10, 2026 12:02 AM

Tags: deep-fake, fraud, tool

Deepfakes are becoming more realistic and more popular. Luckily, defenders are still ahead in the arms race. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/deepfake-fraud-tools-lag-expectations
Lawmakers call on app stores to remove Grok, X over sexualized deepfakes

Jan 9, 2026 7:02 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, tool

AI tool Grok in recent days has been used to produce sexually explicit images of people without their consent, the lawmakers said. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/lawmakers-call-on-app-stores-to-remove-grok-x
World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

Jan 9, 2026 2:01 PM

Tags: corporate, deep-fake, risk, threat, tool

Researchers at the World Economic Forum have shown that threat actors can use commercial deepfake tools to bypass corporate security protections First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/wef-deepfake-faceswapping-security/
Krypto-Betrug mit KI & Deepfakes: Ein Anleger verliert fast alles

Jan 9, 2026 12:01 PM

Tags: ai, crypto, deep-fake, fraud

Kursgewinne bei Kryptowährungen ziehen viele private Anleger an, rufen jedoch ebenso Kriminelle auf den Plan. Nahezu täglich werden Verbraucher Opfer zweifelhafter Online-Handelsplattformen. Wer sich von seriös wirkenden, in Wahrheit betrügerischen Webseiten täuschen lässt, riskiert im schlimmsten Fall den vollständigen Verlust seines investierten Kapitals. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/videos/krypto-betrug-mit-ki-deepfakes-ein-anleger-verliert-fast-alles/
The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity

Jan 8, 2026 8:02 PM

Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Self-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…
The 2 faces of AI: How emerging models empower and endanger cybersecurity

Jan 8, 2026 8:02 PM

Tags: ai, api, attack, compliance, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, flaw, framework, GDPR, google, governance, government, group, guide, hacker, HIPAA, incident response, injection, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, mandiant, microsoft, network, PCI, penetration-testing, privacy, risk, russia, scam, security-incident, service, social-engineering, strategy, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day

Self-modifying, evasive malware More recently, the researchers at Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a disturbing new trend: malware that uses LLMs during execution to dynamically alter its own behavior and evade detection. This is not pre-generated code, this is code that adapts mid-execution.In June 2025, GTIG identified an experimental malware called PROMPTFLUX, which connects…
‘Elon Musk is playing with fire:’ All the legal risks that apply to Grok’s deepfake disaster

Jan 8, 2026 4:01 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, law, regulation, risk, tool

There are legal tools in place to curb what’s happening on X, but the incident will be precedent-setting for how these laws and regulations are wielded for AI-generated images. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/elon-musk-x-grok-deepfake-crisis-section-230/
Deepfakes, KI und Supply Chains prägen die Cyberlage – 2026 verlangt digitales Vertrauen mit KI-sicheren Identitäten

Jan 8, 2026 9:01 AM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, supply-chain

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/2026-deepfakes-ki-code-stresstest-digitales-vertrauen-a-ed74c27713097a2719dbf527a3a038cd/
Fighting Deep Fakes: Think Like the Attacker

Jan 7, 2026 8:01 PM

Tags: ai, ceo, deep-fake, social-engineering

Deepfakes have moved from novelty to a practical weapon, and Brian Long, CEO of Adaptive Security, says most organizations still aren’t built to handle what comes next. Long explains why AI-driven impersonation has become one of the fastest-growing forms of social engineering: it’s cheap, widely accessible, and increasingly convincing across channels that traditional security.. First…
Bedrohungen und Risiken für Unternehmen durch Desinformation

Jan 7, 2026 7:52 AM

Tags: deep-fake, risk

Unternehmen sehen sich heute mit einer Vielzahl von Gefahren konfrontiert, wenn manipulierte Inhalte wie Fake-News, Deepfakes oder gefälschte Zitate im Umlauf sind. Diese können das Vertrauen von Kunden, Partnern und Mitarbeitenden erheblich untergraben, Shitstorms auslösen und langfristig das Markenbild negativ beeinflussen. Oft sind die Folgen solcher viral verbreiteten Schäden nur schwer vollständig zu beheben…. First…
Kontinuierliche Awareness statt Einmal-Schulungen – Phishing und Deepfakes erfordern 2026 eine gelebte Sicherheitskultur

Jan 6, 2026 8:52 AM

Tags: awareness, deep-fake, phishing

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/phishing-deepfakes-sicherheitskultur-2026-a-b792dc4889ba7dc7634552ac2f747a73/
Several countries investigate Elon Musk’s Grok after sexualized deepfakes on women and children

Jan 5, 2026 6:52 PM

Tags: business, deep-fake, threat

How and why deepfake videos work, and what is at riskThe deepfake threat just got a little more personalDeepfakes break through as business threat First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4112827/several-countries-investigate-elon-musks-grok-after-sexualized-deepfakes-on-women-and-children.html
Security Affairs newsletter Round 557 by Pierluigi Paganini INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Jan 4, 2026 3:52 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, email, exploit, international, WeeklyReview

A new round of the weekly Security Affairs newsletter has arrived! Every week, the best security articles from Security Affairs are free in your email box. Enjoy a new round of the weekly SecurityAffairs newsletter, including the international press. French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X Thousands of ColdFusion exploit attempts spotted during Christmas…
French authorities investigate AI ‘undressing’ deepfakes on X

Jan 3, 2026 9:52 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, intelligence

France will probe AI-generated sexual deepfakes made with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported “undressed” images shared online. French authorities will investigate AI-generated sexually explicit deepfakes created with Grok on X after hundreds of women and teens reported manipulated “undressed” images shared on social media. Grok is an artificial intelligence chatbot…
European regulators take aim at X after Grok creates deepfake of minor

Jan 2, 2026 8:52 PM

Tags: ai, deep-fake, intelligence, tool

Regulators in Europe are weighing taking action against Elon Musk’s social media platform X after its artificial intelligence tool Grok was used to create sexually explicit images of a minor. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/europe-regulators-grok-france
Top 10 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026

Jan 1, 2026 10:52 AM

Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, backdoor, backup, best-practice, blockchain, breach, business, ceo, china, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, computer, computing, conference, control, corporate, crypto, cryptography, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, deep-fake, defense, detection, disinformation, email, encryption, espionage, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, governance, government, group, hacker, hacking, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iran, korea, law, linkedin, LLM, malicious, malware, mfa, military, monitoring, msp, mssp, network, nist, north-korea, organized, phishing, privacy, programming, ransom, ransomware, regulation, risk, risk-management, russia, scam, service, skills, soc, social-engineering, software, strategy, supply-chain, tactics, technology, theft, threat, tool, training, ukraine, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, warfare, windows, zero-day

Top 10 Cybersecurity Predictions for 2026 The year AI changes cybersecurity forever Cybersecurity predictions are an opportunity to look forward instead of back, to be proactive instead of reactive, and to consider how changes in attackers, technology, and the security industry will impact the sustainability of managing cyber risks. Gaining future insights to the threats, targets,…
Top 10 Cybersecurity Trends to Watch in 2026

Dec 31, 2025 6:52 PM

Tags: ai, cyberattack, cybersecurity, deep-fake, hacking

Experts on Cyberattacks, Deepfakes, AI and Geopolitical Strife in the Year Ahead. Cyberattacks, nation-state hacking and geopolitical shifts dominated 2025, but the year will also be remembered as a turning point – where AI blurred the lines between real and fake and AI agents introduced new enterprise risks. Our panel of experts discusses the top…
Cybercrime Inc.: Wenn Hacker besser organsiert sind als die IT

Dec 31, 2025 5:51 AM

Tags: access, ai, botnet, business, compliance, cyberattack, cybercrime, cyersecurity, dark-web, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, extortion, hacker, incident response, leak, mail, malware, marketplace, phishing, ransomware, resilience, risk, service, social-engineering, software, tool, update, vulnerability

Cybercrime hat sich zur organisierten Industrie mit Arbeitsteilung gewandelt.Was einst in Foren mit selbstgeschriebenen Schadcodes begann, hat sich zu einer global vernetzten Untergrundökonomie entwickelt, die in Effizienz, Geschwindigkeit und Skalierung vielen Unternehmen überlegen ist. Hackergruppen arbeiten heute arbeitsteilig, nutzen Vertriebskanäle, betreiben Support, teilen Einnahmen mit Partnern und investieren in Forschung und Entwicklung.Die entscheidende Frage lautet…
Sumsub Identity Fraud Report 2025-2026 – Deepfake-Angriffe steigen in Deutschland um über 50 Prozent

Dec 30, 2025 5:10 PM

Tags: cyberattack, deep-fake, fraud, germany, identity

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-basierte-betrugsangriffe-deepfakes-deutschland-anstieg-a-59270f4a60df5661d5ade94918f54fd9/
Nomani Investment Scam Surges 62% Using AI Deepfake Ads on Social Media

Dec 24, 2025 3:19 PM

Tags: ai, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, scam, threat

The fraudulent investment scheme known as Nomani has witnessed an increase by 62%, according to data from ESET, as campaigns distributing the threat have also expanded beyond Facebook to include other social media platforms, such as YouTube.The Slovak cybersecurity company said it blocked over 64,000 unique URLs associated with the threat this year. A majority…
FBI says ‘ongoing’ deepfake impersonation of U.S. gov officials dates back to 2023

Dec 19, 2025 10:19 PM

Tags: deep-fake, tactics, update

The update also includes new details around the specific tactics and talking points impersonators use to ensnare victims. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/fbi-says-ongoing-deepfake-impersonation-of-us-officials-dates-back-to-2023/