South Korean police are investigating Telegram for allegedly facilitating deepfake sex crimes. They plan to work with French investigators following the detention of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France for similar investigations. “Telegram does not readily provide investigation data, such as account information, to us or other state investigative bodies, including those in the U.S.,”…
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Although the Bitcoin 2024 event has wrapped up, the past three days have seen a deepfake Elon Musk “double-your-money” scam on Youtube. Posing as the official Bitcoin 2024 livestream, the scam has tricked unsuspecting users into parting with their crypto assets. Over the weekend, multiple deepfake livestreams featuring Musk were active, with one specific video…
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Humanity Protocol, the artificial intelligence startup behind the new “Proof of Humanity (PoH)” identity verification technology, teased “several major partnerships” in a Monday interview with Cryptonews. Humanity Protocol’s Proof of Humanity (PoH) System Founded only last year, Humanity Protocol’s rapid ascent has spread across the A.I. and blockchain sectors for its novel approach slated to…
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Cybersecurity firm Cybertrace has issued a stark warning regarding a highly convincing deepfake video featuring Australian mining magnate and businessman Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest. The deepfake video, which has surfaced on social media platforms, shows Forrest promoting a fake cryptocurrency trading platform that promises high returns. The video, which initially appeared on Facebook, encourages users to…
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Source: Pixabay MicroStrategy founder and tech titan Michael Saylor has issued a warning about the influx of AI-generated deepfake scams in the Bitcoin community. The alarm follows several reports last week flagging fake AI-generated videos of Saylor reportedly promising to “double people’s money instantly.” The fake ad prompted customers to scan a QR code to…
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Source: Pixabay / David Mark Lee Hsien Loong, the prime minister of Singapore, has warned his social media followers regarding the use of deepfake videos that use his voice and image to promote cryptocurrency scams. In posts made across various platforms including X (formerly Twitter), LinkedIn, and Facebook, Loong urged his followers to exercise caution…
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a stark warning about the growing threat of “deepfakes” being used in cyber extortion. In a recent report, the FBI said that malicious actors are using deepfakes to manipulate photographs or videos, often obtained from social media accounts or the open internet, and create sexually-themed images that appear authentic…. Read…
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The Australian government suddenly announced a new eight-week consultation to ask how heavily it should police the AI sector. The Australian government has announced a sudden eight-week consultation that will seek to understand whether any “high-risk” artificial intelligence tools should be banned. Other regions, including the United States, the European Union and China, have also…
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While disinformation is an ongoing issue that social media has only contributed to, AI could make it much easier for bad actors to spread disinformation. In 2018, the world was shocked to learn that British political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica had harvested the personal data of at least 50 million Facebook users without their consent…
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A set of hackers managed to impersonate Binance chief communications officer (CCO) Patrick Hillmann in a series of video calls with several representatives of cryptocurrency projects. The attackers used what Hillman described as an AI Hologram, a deepfake of his image for this objective, and managed to fool some representatives of these projects, making them…
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