Tag: deep-fake
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The FTC’s AI portfolio is about to get bigger
The commission is preparing to enforce key parts of a new law against sexual deepfakes and searching for ways to block AI-driven scamming using voice clones. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/ftc-ai-portolio-getting-bigger-take-it-down-voice-cloning/
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USA auf Platz 1: Globaler Deepfake-Betrug hat 2,19 Milliarden US-Dollar erreicht
First seen on datensicherheit.de Jump to article: www.datensicherheit.de/usa-platz-1-global-deepfake-betrug-219-milliarden-us-dollar
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The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis
Tags: ai, authentication, business, ceo, communications, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, finance, fraud, malicious, phone, resilience, risk, threat, toolDeepfakes as tools for financial fraud: Deepfakes have quickly become a powerful enabler of financial fraud. This is largely because most business communication channels, like video and voice calls, remain unauthenticated. A single convincing audio or video call, seemingly from a trusted executive, can bypass established controls in minutes. Employees in these scenarios often follow…
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The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis
Tags: ai, authentication, business, ceo, communications, control, cyber, data-breach, deep-fake, exploit, finance, fraud, malicious, phone, resilience, risk, threat, toolDeepfakes as tools for financial fraud: Deepfakes have quickly become a powerful enabler of financial fraud. This is largely because most business communication channels, like video and voice calls, remain unauthenticated. A single convincing audio or video call, seemingly from a trusted executive, can bypass established controls in minutes. Employees in these scenarios often follow…
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The Deepfake Nudes Crisis in Schools Is Much Worse Than You Thought
An analysis by WIRED and Indicator found nearly 90 schools and 600 students around the world impacted by AI-generated deepfake nude images”, and the problem shows no signs of going away. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/deepfake-nudify-schools-global-crisis/
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Täuschend echt, gefährlich nah: Wie Deepfakes Unternehmen ins Visier nehmen
Die beste Verteidigung bleibt deshalb der Mensch: Mitarbeitende, die verstehen, wie Angriffe funktionieren, die innehalten, hinterfragen und bewusst entscheiden. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/taeuschend-echt-gefaehrlich-nah-wie-deepfakes-unternehmen-ins-visier-nehmen/a44522/
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12 cyber industry trends revealed at RSAC 2026
Tags: access, ai, application-security, authentication, awareness, business, ciso, cloud, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, detection, edr, endpoint, firewall, gartner, governance, identity, infrastructure, insurance, metric, microsoft, monitoring, mssp, phishing, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, startup, technology, threat, tool, trainingLegacy security vendors have the inside track on AI, for now: As far as AI technology consumption for cybersecurity, most CISOs I spoke with were open-minded while leaning toward their existing vendors, at least in the short term. This may buy legacy security vendors a bit, but not much time.Remember what happened in the cloud…
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Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks
Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/04/01/fight-ai-identity-fraud/
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The external pressures redefining cybersecurity risk
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, business, ciso, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, defense, email, governance, guide, incident response, injection, network, nist, resilience, risk, risk-management, supply-chain, technology, threat, toolAI is accelerating both the attackers and your defenses, but governance is often missing : What I see generative AI doing in cybersecurity is accelerating what attackers can do and lowering the cost of entry for new criminal gangs. Cyberattacks are more potent because the technology makes it easier to target victims, create deepfake videos or…
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The $25 Million Deepfake: Why Your Video Calls Can No Longer Be Trusted
An employee saw the CFO on video. Heard colleagues speaking. Authorized $25M in transfers. Every person was an AI-generated deepfake. Identity verification is broken. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/the-25-million-deepfake-why-your-video-calls-can-no-longer-be-trusted/
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Brit lawmaker targeted by AI deepfake fails to get answers from US Big Tech
Appearing before Parliament, Meta, Google and X struggle to explain how fake political video circulated for so long First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/26/brit_law_maker_fails_to/
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Scam compounds hiring >>AI models<< to seal the deal in deepfake video calls
Forced labor doesn’t play well on camera, so scam compounds are hiring women to deepfake their faces on video calls. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/scam-compounds-hiring-ai-models-to-seal-the-deal-in-deepfake-video-calls/
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The Importance of Behavioral Analytics in AI-Enabled Cyber Attacks
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how individuals and organizations conduct many activities, including how cybercriminals carry out phishing attacks and iterate on malware. Now, cybercriminals are using AI to generate personalized phishing emails, deepfakes and malware that evade traditional detection by impersonating normal user activity and bypassing legacy security models. As a result, First seen…
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Cybercriminals are Winning with AI
AI has become the most powerful tool for financial fraud since the dawn of the Internet. As predicted, criminals are exploiting it faster, more effectively, and at scale. According to the latest Interpol Global Financial Fraud Report, AI-enhanced fraud is now 4.5 times more profitable than traditional schemes. That’s a significant shift and we’re still…
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Deepfakes und KI-Malware verändern Bedrohungslage – Sieben Strategien gegen KI-gesteuerte Cyberangriffe
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ki-gesteuerte-cyberangriffe-deepfakes-strategien-abwehr-a-27f61a93f3d15d088f8737b65fff2151/
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YouTube draws a line on deepfakes involving politicians and journalists
With deepfakes becoming more common, YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/youtube-likeness-detection-journalists-political-candidates/
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Building Identity Resilience Against Deepfake Attacks
Gartner’s Apeksha Kaushik on Why Detection Alone Can’t Stop ID Impersonation. Organizations facing deepfake-driven impersonation attacks must move beyond traditional detection strategies and build stronger identity resilience. Security leaders should adopt layered defenses that combine detection, prevention and broader risk signals to disrupt attackers. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/building-identity-resilience-against-deepfake-attacks-a-30964
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Top 10 Best Anti-Phishing Tools in 2026
The cybersecurity landscape has shifted dramatically, and traditional spam filters are no longer enough to protect sensitive enterprise data. As we navigate through 2026, threat actors are leveraging sophisticated AI-powered exploits to bypass standard security protocols, craft hyper-realistic deepfake audio messages, and execute highly targeted Business Email Compromise (BEC) campaigns. Phishing has evolved from obvious,…
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Fake LinkedIn Interview Used by Lazarus Hackers to Target AllSecure CEO
Researchers at AllSecure have revealed how North Korean hackers from the Lazarus Group used a fake LinkedIn job interview and deepfake technology to target their CEO. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-linkedin-interview-lazarus-hackers-allsecure-ceo/
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Deepfakes im Netz: Wenn KI Realität manipuliert – warum neue Hilfsangebote dringend nötig sind
Während KI enorme Chancen bietet, wächst gleichzeitig das Risiko für Missbrauch. Projekte wie DEEP-PRISMA versuchen daher, genau diese Lücke zu schließen: mit Forschung, mit konkreten Hilfsangeboten und mit neuen Ideen für besseren Schutz im digitalen Raum. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/deepfakes-im-netz-wenn-ki-realitaet-manipuliert-warum-neue-hilfsangebote-dringend-noetig-sind/a43956/
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Calls for Global Digital Estate Standard as Posthumous Deepfake Fraud Risk Grows
The OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented policies on posthumous digital accounts could open the door for fraudsters to exploit AI deepfakes First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/digital-estate-post-death-deepfake/
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Am Telefon lügt die KI am besten. Und Ihr Unternehmen zahlt die Rechnung
Können wir unseren Ohren noch trauen? Immer seltener lautet die Antwort ja. Was das für Ihr Unternehmen bedeutet und wie Sie sich gegen Deepfake-Angriffe schützen können. First seen on welivesecurity.com Jump to article: www.welivesecurity.com/de/business-security/am-telefon-lugt-die-ki-am-besten-und-ihr-unternehmen-zahlt-die-rechnung/
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AI Emerges as the New Insider Threat: Thales Releases the 2026 Data Threat Report
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, business, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, governance, identity, infrastructure, risk, saas, skills, software, strategy, theft, threat, toolAI Emerges as the New Insider Threat: Thales Releases the 2026 Data Threat Report madhav Tue, 03/03/2026 – 15:00 Over the past year, I’ve watched AI move to operational reality across nearly every industry we work with. The conversation is no longer about whether AI will transform business. It already has. Cybersecurity Todd Moore –…
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AI and Deepfakes Supercharge Sophisticated Cyber-Attacks, Says Cloudflare
Cloudflare Threat Report warns that AI tools enable attackers who lacked required skills to generate effective attacks rapidly and at scale First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/ai-deepfakes-supercharge/
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How Deepfakes and Injection Attacks Are Breaking Identity Verification
Deepfakes and injection attacks are targeting identity verification moments, from onboarding to account recovery. Incode explains why enterprises must validate the full session”, media, device integrity, and behavior”, to stop synthetic and injected attacks in real time. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-deepfakes-and-injection-attacks-are-breaking-identity-verification/
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How Deepfakes and Injection Attacks Are Breaking Identity Verification
Deepfakes and injection attacks are targeting identity verification moments, from onboarding to account recovery. Incode explains why enterprises must validate the full session”, media, device integrity, and behavior”, to stop synthetic and injected attacks in real time. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-deepfakes-and-injection-attacks-are-breaking-identity-verification/
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How Deepfakes and Injection Attacks Are Breaking Identity Verification
Deepfakes and injection attacks are targeting identity verification moments, from onboarding to account recovery. Incode explains why enterprises must validate the full session”, media, device integrity, and behavior”, to stop synthetic and injected attacks in real time. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-deepfakes-and-injection-attacks-are-breaking-identity-verification/