Tag: deep-fake
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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/
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FBI Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating IC3 Leadership
Tags: deep-fakeFBI warned of deepfake videos of IC3 leadership directing users to spoofed complaint sites First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fbi-deepfake-videos-ic3/
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Wenn KI Stimmen imitiert – Fraunhofer entwickelt personenzentrierte Deepfake-Erkennung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/padse-audio-deepfakes-stimmprofile-erkennen-a-d61680b8b2fbc9653c42d963bfbc549f/
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How to Defend Against AI-Powered Identity Fraud
e=4>Discover how deepfakes, voice cloning, and AI-powered phishing are reshaping digital deception”, and learn practical strategies to strengthen identity security with real-time, AI-driven defenses. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/how-to-defend-against-ai-powered-identity-fraud-a-32211
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Deepfake CSAM lawsuit against xAI, Grok expands
Two new alleged victims detailed how Grok was used by friends and family to generate sexual images of them as minors. The suit also adds Stability AI as a defendant. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/deepfake-csam-lawsuit-grok-xai-expands-stability-ai/
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QA: Solving Synthetic Media Challenges Before All Trust is Lost
Synthetic media has moved from technical curiosity to mainstream threat in just a few years, with deepfakes now cheap enough to produce that a free app and a handful of seconds of scraped audio can generate convincing fakes. The consequences stretch well beyond political misinformation: corporate fraud running into tens of millions of dollars, biometric…
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NatWest CEO targeted in AI deepfake scam
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/natwest-ceo-targeted-in-ai-deepfake-scam
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Security-Insider Podcast Folge 119 – Deepfakes erkennen, wenn das Auge versagt
Tags: deep-fakeFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/security-insider-podcast-deepfake-erkennung-a-07324db3adbf93a5b3952c862e391ce2/
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KnowBe4-Studie zeigt zunehmende Sicherheitsrisiken durch autonome KI-Agenten und Deepfakes
Studienbasis: Die Untersuchung wurde von Vanson Bourne durchgeführt. Weltweit nahmen 4.000 Fachkräfte teil, darunter 800 Sicherheitsentscheider und 3.200 Mitarbeitende. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/knowbe4-studie-zeigt-zunehmende-sicherheitsrisiken-durch-autonome-ki-agenten-und-deepfakes/a45605/
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Betrug mit KI-Videos: Neues Bitdefender-Tool soll Deepfakes entlarven
Deepfakes sind immer schwieriger zu erkennen. Mit Bitdefender Realcheck kommen Anwender Betrügern zuvor. Doch die Sache hat einen Haken. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/betrug-mit-ki-videos-bitdefender-will-mit-realcheck-deepfakes-ueberfuehren-2606-210167.html
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Check für Deepfake-Erkennung
Tags: deep-fakeBitdefender hat mit <> eine Lösung vorgestellt, die privaten Anwendern hilft, die Echtheit von Video-Inhalten auf verschiedenen digitalen Plattformen zu bewerten. Die Einzellösung untersucht zudem, ob bösartige Motive vorliegen wie etwa Finanzbetrug, der Diebstahl von Zugangsdaten oder die Absicht, ein Opfer zu verleumden. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass sich Deepfakes in den sozialen Medien […] First…
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The Evolution of iGaming Fraud: What Security Teams Should Expect in 2027
Learn how AI, deepfakes, synthetic identities and fraud-as-a-service may reshape iGaming risk, and what security teams can do to detect future threats in 2027. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/igaming-fraud-security-teams-expect-in-2027/