Collaborate Disseminate
Scammers are once again using deepfake technology to dupe unwary internet Facebook and Instagram users into making unwise cryptocurrency investments.
AI-generated videos promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Immediate Edge have used d… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign
The latest in what will be a continuing arms race between creating and detecting videos:
The new tool the research project is unleashing on deepfakes, called “MISLnet”, evolved from years of data derived from detecting fake images and video with tools that spot changes made to digital video or images. These may include the addition or movement of pixels between frames, manipulation of the speed of the clip, or the removal of frames.
Such tools work because a digital camera’s algorithmic processing creates relationships between pixel color values. Those relationships between values are very different in user-generated or images edited with apps like Photoshop…
Continue reading New Research in Detecting AI-Generated Videos
Cybercriminals exploit Trump’s assassination attempt to lure victims into a crypto doubling scam using deepfake Elon Musk videos… Continue reading Hacked YouTube Channels Use Trump Assassination News to Push Crypto Scam
Scammers are leveraging deepfake technology to create convincing health and celebrity-endorsed ads on social media, targeting millions globally.… Continue reading AI-Driven Scam Ads: Deepfake Tech Used to Peddle Bogus Health Products
Incubated for two years by Ballistic Ventures, GetReal Labs has launched to combat manipulated content and deepfakes.
The post GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Continue reading GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes
Wikileaks’s Julian Assange is a free man, deepfakes cause trouble in the playground, and we hear hot takes about ransomware and tales from inside a devastating denial-of-service attack.
All this and much much more is discussed in the latest edition … Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #378: Julian Assange, inside a DDoS attack, and deepfake traumas
Singapore citizens, beware! Cybercriminals are targeting your digital identities and KYC data, starting at just $8, putting users at risk of exploitation. Learn how to protect your data, finances, and reputation with strong passwords, multi-factor auth… Continue reading Stolen Singaporean Identities Sold on Dark Web Starting at $8
Although it’s generally accepted that synthesized voices which mimic real people’s voices (so-called ‘deepfakes’) can be pretty convincing, what does our brain really think of these mimicry attempts? To answer …read more Continue reading Human Brains Can Tell Deepfake Voices from Real Ones
As India concluded the world’s largest election on June 5, 2024, with over 640 million votes counted, observers could assess how the various parties and factions used artificial intelligence technologies—and what lessons that holds for the rest of the world.
The campaigns made extensive use of AI, including deepfake impersonations of candidates, celebrities and dead politicians. By some estimates, millions of Indian voters viewed deepfakes.
But, despite fears of widespread disinformation, for the most part the campaigns, candidates and activists used AI constructively in the election. They used AI for typical political activities, including mudslinging, but primarily to better connect with voters…
Alibaba’s EMO (or Emote Portrait Alive) framework is a recent entry in a series of attempts to generate a talking head using existing audio (spoken word or vocal audio) and …read more Continue reading EMO: Alibaba’s Diffusion Model-Based Talking Portrait Generator