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AI company’s breached biometrics, ID document images make deepfake fraud easier
Mercor, an AI company valued at $10 billion, has been the victim of a major data breach which appears to include ID documents along with user face and voice biometrics.
The highly valued startup su…
[US] Someone left a note on my motorcycle
Note left on my motorcycle today: "Can you take me on a ride?" With a +39 number
Notepad is from a motorcycle law company.
Wondering if this is a scammer or an actual interest.
Context: I live in S…
China’s draft rules on AI ‘virtual humans’ target biometric deepfakes
China has issued a new draft regulation on "digital virtual humans," or AI chatbots, introducing clear labeling requirements and mandating explicit consent for using a person's likeness, voice, or oth…
Startup launches deepfake detection capable of tracing images to specific tools
Canada-based content analysis provider Winston AI has launched a forensic image detector that the company says can trace deepfakes back to their source.
The new tool can pinpoint which parts of an…
Got a check in the mail as part of an FTC settlement for Restoro/ Reimage scam
EDIT: I know the check was not a scam. The check was legitimate. I got the check because the FTC said that I paid money to scammers and this was my reimbursement. I just don't remember paying money to…
NCSC Issues Security Alert Over Hackers Targeting WhatsApp and Signal Accounts
The UK’s cybersecurity agency offered advice to “high-risk’ individuals” on how to protect against social engineering and cyber-attacks
On the same page? Experts are mostly, but not always aligned about disinformation in times of generative AI
We conducted an expert survey of almost a hundred academics, fact checkers, and journalists who actively work towards mitigating disinformation and providing policy advice in the European context to e…
New UK deepfake detection testing framework, challenge aim to meet crisis head-on
Having declared deepfakes the greatest challenge of the online age, the UK government is set to take the lead on doing something about it. Having fast tracked legislation making it illegal for anyone…
People are more susceptible to misinformation with realistic AI-synthesized images that provide strong evidence to headlines
The development of artificial intelligence (AI) allows rapid creation of AI-synthesized images. In a pre-registered experiment, we examine how properties of AI-synthesized images influence belief in m…
iPhones now have 'Ask Reason for Calling' anti-scam tool built-in
In this sub, we have many people asking how to stop the flood of scammers calling. And we usually answer: "figure out how to silence unknown callers on your phone".
Well, now Apple has built-in a scr…
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