Tag: deep-fake
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Deepfakes Are Becoming a Costly Reality for Businesses, Report Warns
A quarter of victims of deepfake attacks have lost over $1m. CISOs worry that boardrooms don’t understand the threat First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/deepfakes-costly-reality-for/
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Dubai Unveils Open-Source Deepfake Detection AI
Cybersecurity Regulator Says Saraab AI Model Can Spot Deepfakes With 91% Accuracy. The Dubai Electronic Security Center, the Middle Eastern emirate’s cybersecurity regulator, has built an AI model called Saraab that detects deepfake videos, and plans to open source it by the end of the year so it can be improved by researchers, AI companies…
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KI-Sicherheit in Unternehmen: Warum Governance, Sichtbarkeit und Deepfake-Abwehr jetzt entscheidend sind
Deutsche Unternehmen fühlen sich beim Schutz ihrer KI-Systeme gut vorbereitet doch die Erkennung böswilligen oder unerwarteten KI-Verhaltens bleibt deutlich zurück. Der TrendAI-Report zeigt eine gefährliche Lücke zwischen Governance-Anspruch und operativer Sicherheitsrealität. Für Entscheider wird KI-Sicherheit damit zur Managementaufgabe: Sichtbarkeit, Testing, Deepfake-Abwehr und wirksame Eingriffsmechanismen müssen von Anfang an Teil jeder Enterprise-AI-Strategie sein. Management Summary… First…
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The Cyber Express Weekly Roundup: Hiscox’s SMB Warning, a Nintendo Switch Flaw, and a Record Deepfake Takedown
This weekly roundup covers a stark small-business cyberattack report out of the UK, a hardware flaw exposing Nintendo Switch owners to nearby attackers, the largest known seizure of AI deepfake porn websites, a candid conversation on AI’s role in offensive security, new US legislation targeting elder fraud, and a fresh national threat-intelligence partnership in the…
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Zahlungssicherheit im Zeitalter von KI-gestützten Deepfakes – Deutsche Unternehmen zögern beim Schutz vor KI-Zahlungsbetrug
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-zahlungsbetrug-b2b-deutschland-2026-a-f633586bc71baf4d1e678fb080f0a9a7/
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Das Codewort gegen KI-Betrüger: So schützen Sie Ihre Familie vor Deepfake-Anrufen
Wenn plötzlich die Stimme eines Angehörigen um Hilfe bittet, kann das heute täuschend echt klingen. Warum ein simples Familien-Codewort der wirksamste Schutz gegen KI-gestützte Betrugsmaschen sein kann, erfahren Sie hier. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/cybercrime/das-codewort-gegen-ki-betruger-so-schutzen-sie-ihre-familie-vor-deepfake-anrufen/
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Yougov-Umfrage im Auftrag von Eco – Mehrheit der Deutschen rechnet mit Täuschung durch Deepfakes
Tags: deep-fakeFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/deepfakes-55-prozent-erwarten-taeuschung-ai-act-transparenzpflichten-a-129963574398ab854909bf9140b89e34/
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Manhattan DA takes down 12 AI deepfake porn sites
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg held a press conference on Monday touting the takedown of the sites, which hosted AI-generated videos of more than 1,200 people. The sites allowed users to use the faces and bodies of real people to create illegal pornography. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/manhattan-da-takes-down-12-ai-deepfake-porn-sites
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New York Seizes a Dozen Celebrity Deepfake Websites
In the biggest-ever legal action against harmful deepfake websites, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office has seized 12 sites that collectively targeted around 1,200 victims. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/new-york-seizes-a-dozen-celebrity-deepfake-websites/
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Sexually Explicit Deepfake Sites Target 100-Plus Politicians in Europe
Tags: deep-fakeAn analysis of 160 deepfake websites reveals politicians in 22 countries appear on them. Nearly all of them are women. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/sexually-explicit-deepfake-sites-target-100-plus-politicians-in-europe/
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Digitale Manipulation erkennen Methoden, Risiken und moderne Gegenstrategien
Deepfakes, synthetische Stimmen und manipulierte Kontexte erhöhen den Prüfaufwand für Unternehmen, Behörden und Redaktionen. Entscheidend ist nicht der eine Detektor, sondern ein belastbarer Verifikationsprozess, der technische Analyse, Quellenprüfung, Provenienznachweise und klare Verantwortlichkeiten verbindet. Management Summary Manipulation ist multimedial: Bild, Video, Audio, Text, Metadaten und Kontext müssen gemeinsam bewertet werden. Einzelne KI-Detektoren reichen nicht: Ihre Ergebnisse……
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State CIOs Need an Enterprise Identity Strategy
NASCIO’s Eric Sweden on Balancing Security, Privacy and Citizen Access. Fragmented identity systems make government harder to use and can obscure fraud across agencies. NASCIO’s Eric Sweden explains how states can build shared trust, protect privacy and adapt identity infrastructure for digital wallets, deepfakes and AI agents. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/state-cios-need-enterprise-identity-strategy-a-32782
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Ich bin Opfer eines Deepfakes geworden: Was soll ich tun?
Geraten Sie nicht in Panik, wenn Sie im Internet ein illegal erstelltes Bild oder Video von sich entdecken es gibt Möglichkeiten, dessen Entfernung zu beantragen First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/tipps-ratgeber/ich-bin-opfer-eines-deepfakes-geworden-was-soll-ich-tun/
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Former sexual abuse victims say Grok used their images, videos to train deepfake capabilities
Tags: deep-fakeElon Musk claimed he was aware of “literally zero” CSAM content created through Grok. A new lawsuit from thousands of real victims say the model was trained on their child abuse. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/xai-grok-csam-class-action-lawsuit/
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Deepfake Ads Funnel Investors Into WhatsApp Groups Controlled by Fake Financial Analysts
Investment fraud is increasingly exploiting the one action banks struggle most to block: a payment the customer actively wants to make. Deepfake advertisements, impersonated financial experts, and coordinated WhatsApp groups are now being used to steer retail investors into manipulated stock trades and fake investment platforms. In 2025, investment scams became the largest fraud-loss category…
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Taylor Swift, Nine Other Celebrity Women Top the List of Deepfakes
AI-powered deepfakes are making phishing and impersonation attacks harder to detect, forcing security teams to rethink identity verification, authentication and fraud prevention. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/taylor-swift-nine-other-celebrity-women-top-the-list-of-deepfakes/
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Meta Ran Ads for an App That Promised to Nudify Female Politicians
One advertisement featured a pornographic video with a deepfake closely resembling a prominent US politician. Apple removed the app from the App Store after an inquiry from WIRED. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/meta-ran-ads-for-an-app-promising-to-nudify-female-politicians/
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AI Deepfakes Used to Impersonate OnlyFans Creators in New Scam
Scammers use AI deepfakes to impersonate OnlyFans creators, trick fans into sending money, then disappear after payment. Criminals are building fake identities using AI-generated deepfakes of real OnlyFans creators, luring their followers with promises of live chats, and then disappearing after collecting payment. The scheme runs on social platforms that most people consider harmless, TikTok…
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AI Accelerates Financial Services Fraud
Coinbase’s Lunglhofer on Deepfakes, Supply-Chain Risk and Human Expertise. AI is helping criminals clone voices, exploit software flaws and guide fraud schemes in real time. Coinbase Chief Security Officer Jeff Lunglhofer explains why faster attacks demand AI-enabled defense backed by cybersecurity experts. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/ai-accelerates-financial-services-fraud-a-32450
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Scammers target OnlyFans users with deepfakes
Criminals are impersonating OnlyFans creators using AI tools in order to scam followers. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/scammers-target-onlyfans-users-with-deepfakes/
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AI Sends Global Crime Syndicates Into Fraud Nirvana
Organized crime is convincingly scamming at scale, making billions thanks to AI-enabled voice cloning, deepfake real-time video overlays, LLM-driven persona management, and automated translation. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/ai-global-crime-syndicates-fraud-nirvana
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The AI Act kicks into action, forces companies to be clear about AI chatbots
The European Union (EU) has started enforcing key parts of the AI Act, with immediate, visible consequences for chatbots, deepfakes and other consumer”‘facing AI. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/the-ai-act-kicks-into-action-forces-companies-to-be-clear-about-ai-chatbots/
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AI Deepfakes Push Banks Beyond Voice Authentication
ABA’s Paul Benda on Why Most Account Takeovers Stem From Scams, Not Hacks. Bank impersonation scams, deepfake audio and video are convincing customers to login and send money to criminals. With authentication methods eroding, banks need continuous risk scoring, passkeys and cyber-fraud collaboration to protect customers, said American Bankers Association’s Paul Benda. First seen on…
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Hugging Face Has a Deepfake Nudes Problem
Tags: deep-fakeResearchers tested top image editing models on Hugging Face and found they could easily create explicit deepfakes”, and 1,000 image editing prompts show how people use the software. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/hugging-face-has-a-nonconsensual-deepfakes-problem/
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Mobile Synthetic Identity Scams Can Outscore Real Borrowers
Point Predictive’s Matt Vega on Detecting Identity Fraud and $30 Liveness Kits. Injection kits selling for about $30 enable fraud rings hot-wire a mobile device’s camera feed or inject a deepfake stream into the verification process, bypassing checks many institutions still rely on, said Matt Vega, chief fraud strategist at Point Predictive. First seen on…
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FBI Warns Scammers Use AI Deepfakes and Fake IC3 Websites to Target Fraud Victims
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a new Public Service Announcement (Alert Number I-072026-PSA) regarding an evolving fraud campaign. Cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-generated deepfakes and spoofed Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) websites to target and re-victimize individuals who have already fallen prey to scams. Released on July 20, 2026, the alert highlights…
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Fake FBI Agents Use IC3 Complaint Scams to Target Fraud Victims
Fake FBI agents are using deepfake videos, spoofed IC3 websites and false recovery claims to steal money and personal information from people who were scammed before, the FBI warns. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-fbi-agents-ic3-complaints-scam-victims/