Generative AI app goes dark after child-like deepfakes found in open S3 bucket Producing this stuff is bad enough, but d'ya really have to leave all of it on the web for anyone to find? AI + ML01 Apr 2025 | 14
It's bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly AI + ML04 Mar 2025 | 18
I'm a security expert, and I almost fell for a North Korea-style deepfake job applicant …Twice Remote position, webcam not working, then glitchy AI face ... Red alert! CSO11 Feb 2025 | 82
'Critical' CUPS vulnerability chain easy to use for massive DDoS attacks Infosec In Brief Also, rooting for Russian cybercriminals, a new DDoS record, sneaky Linux server malware and more Cybersecurity Month07 Oct 2024 | 5
Telegram apologizes to South Korea and takes down smutty deepfakes Unclear if this is a sign controversial service is cleaning up its act everywhere Public Sector04 Sep 2024 | 10
Selfie-based authentication raises eyebrows among infosec experts Vietnam now requires it for some purchases. It may be a fraud risk in Singapore. Or ML could be making it safe Security08 Jul 2024 | 16
YouTube confirms it'll pull AI fakes in 48 hours if a complaint's upheld As ever, terms and conditions apply Personal Tech02 Jul 2024 | 13
Footage of Nigel Farage blowing up Rishi Sunak's Minecraft mansion 'not real' Hats off to The Guardian for double checking, though Bootnotes19 Jun 2024 | 87
Scarlett Johansson voices anger at OpenAI's unauthorized soundalike Audio Sam Altman liked the sound of a fictional ScarBot, which makes this all a bit creepy AI + ML21 May 2024 | 52
TikTok becomes first platform to require watermarking of AI content The deepfake dystopia we’ve been waiting for has already arrived AI + ML10 May 2024 | 4
Microsoft teases deepfake AI that's too powerful to release VASA-1 framework can turn a still image and a cloned voice file into a plausible video of a person talking AI + ML20 Apr 2024 | 44
OpenAI claims its software can clone your voice from 15 seconds of you talking Super lab loves to big up things it says it couldn't possibly let loose on the world for now AI + ML01 Apr 2024 | 19
Trump supporters forge AI deepfakes to woo Black voters Perps argue that if you vote based on one fake pic you get what you deserve AI + ML05 Mar 2024 | 40
India demands beta AIs secure government permission before going public Not compulsory for now, but IT minister says that's coming after Google's Gemini said the quiet part out loud AI + ML04 Mar 2024 | 2
Days after half a billion Asians went to the polls, Big Tech promises to counter 2024 election misinformation Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI and pals promise they'll try very hard to keep AI nasties off the 'net AI + ML19 Feb 2024 | 12
FTC asks normal folks if they'd like AI impersonation scam protection, too Fakers face the wrath of Khan AI + ML16 Feb 2024 | 22
Neural networks are reportedly helping criminals create cheap virtual fake IDs online AI in brief Plus: Computer scientists win $700k in AI competition to decipher ancient scrolls destroyed in Mount Vesuvius eruption, and more AI + ML12 Feb 2024 | 5
Sorry, scammers: The FCC says AI robocalls are definitely illegal Existing telemarketing abuse laws apply to AI voices, too, says Commission AI + ML08 Feb 2024 | 20
Attempts to demolish guardrails in AI image generators blamed for lewd Taylor Swift deepfakes Creeps on notorious bulletin board 4Chan reportedly decided to humiliate prominent women AI + ML05 Feb 2024 | 17
Deepfake CFO tricks Hong Kong biz out of $25 million Recordings of past vidchats suspected as source of fakery – so there's another class of data you need to lock down AI + ML05 Feb 2024 | 26
Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won't be enough Defenses need a rethink in face of increasing sophistication CSO01 Feb 2024 | 18
Dems and Repubs agree on something – a law to tackle unauthorized NSFW deepfakes You could say this was tailored for Swift AI + ML31 Jan 2024 | 29
It took Taylor Swift deepfake nudes to focus Uncle Sam, Microsoft on AI safety Fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake ... time to fake it off AI + ML30 Jan 2024 | 68
Robocaller spoofing Joe Biden is telling people not to vote in New Hampshire Meanwhile, OpenAI is hiring an 'elections program manager' for $190,000+ AI + ML23 Jan 2024 | 14
Daughter of George Carlin horrified someone cloned her dad with AI for hour special Seven words you can't say – This won't backfire and ruin art forever AI + ML12 Jan 2024 | 38
Uncle Sam will pay for your big ideas to end AI voice-cloning fraud The advent of generative AI has made the attack far more pervasive AI + ML05 Jan 2024 | 35
Pakistani politician deepfakes himself to deliver a speech from behind bars Grammar might be off, but use case remains groundbreaking AI + ML19 Dec 2023 | 14
India's CERT given exemption from Right To Information requests Activists worry investigations may stay secret, and then there's those odd incident reporting requirements Security28 Nov 2023 | 4
DevTernity conference collapses amid claims women speakers were faked Anna? Oh, she was just a demo persona, says organizer Devops28 Nov 2023 | 21
Strike over? US actors may return to work with top-tier 'progressive AI protections' Producers will need OK from performers, will pay them to create digi-personas AI + ML13 Nov 2023 | 3
India gives social media platforms 36 hours to remove deepfakes Today it's Bollywood actors, tomorrow it could be lawmakers themselves AI + ML09 Nov 2023 | 10
Microsoft, Meta detail plans to fight election disinformation in 2024 Strategies differ, though both have gaps that could hurt efficacy Security08 Nov 2023 | 10
US actors are still on strike – and yup, it's about those looming AI clones Updated How about you pay us every time our likeness is used by algorithms to make studio execs richer? AI + ML08 Nov 2023 | 38
How 'AI watermarking' system pushed by Microsoft and Adobe will and won't work Check for 'cr' bubble in pictures if your app supports it, or look in the metadata if it hasn't been stripped, or... AI + ML15 Oct 2023 | 38
Meta watchdog sticks a probe into Facebook rules after fake Biden vid allowed to stay Doctored video featured vile false slur, but it wasn't a deepfake ... so that's OK, then? AI + ML11 Oct 2023 | 7
Deepfakes being used in 'sextortion' scams, FBI warns AI technology raises the bar in an already troubling crime Cyber-crime08 Jun 2023 | 22
China cracks down on AI-generated news anchors Aims to 'clear' the network of unauthorized misinformation. Stuff from official sources can't be wrong! AI + ML16 May 2023 | 5
How to tell an AI bot wrote that scammy-looking tax email: No spelling mistakes Don't let the robots take your money! That's the IRS's job AI + ML04 May 2023 | 16
Tencent Cloud announces Deepfakes-as-a-Service for $145 Three minutes of video, 100 sentences of speech, and 24 hours gets you a bot to front your livestreams and answer questions AI + ML28 Apr 2023 | 9
Meta has nothing to say about politicians making deepfaked ads In Brief Plus: Aussie mayor threatens to sue OpenAI; Minors face ChatGPT ban; President Biden on AI AI + ML11 Apr 2023 | 13
Let's play a game: Deepfake news anchor or a real person? Brit AI video tech caught up in pro-PRC disinformation campaign AI + ML11 Feb 2023 | 34
Will 2023 be the year of dynamite disinfo deepfakes, cooked up by rogue states? And if so, what are we gonna do about it? AI + ML18 Jan 2023 | 16
China follows through on plan to ban deepfake tech Synthetic media undermines national security, says internet regulator AI + ML10 Jan 2023 | 8
China bans deepfakes created without permission or for evil 'Deep synthesis service providers' otherwise free to create AI-generated humans in line with socialist values AI + ML12 Dec 2022 | 3
Intel says it can sort the living human beings from the deepfakes in real time Claims to be able to spot imposters in live video feeds within milliseconds AI + ML15 Nov 2022 | 11
Phishing works so well crims won't bother with deepfakes, says Sophos chap People reveal passwords if you ask nicely, so AI panic is overblown Research17 Oct 2022 | 15
This rumor needs to Die Hard: Bruce Willis denies selling face to deepfake biz Superstar is still exclusively a meat popsicle Bootnotes04 Oct 2022 | 16
Here's how crooks will use deepfakes to scam your biz Need some tools of deception? GitHub's got 'em Cyber-crime28 Sep 2022 | 12
Binance exec says scammers made a 'deep fake hologram' of him to fool victims That wasn't actually me on a Zoom call, it was a malicious AI clone built from TV interviews, claims PR AI + ML23 Aug 2022 | 15
Real-time deepfakes can be beaten by a sideways glance For now at least, until data catches up AI + ML08 Aug 2022 | 10
FBI warning: Crooks are using deepfake videos in interviews for remote gigs Yes. Of course I human. Why asking? Also, when you give passwords to database? Cyber-crime29 Jun 2022 | 23
Amazon can't channel the dead, but its deepfake voices take a close second Megacorp shows Alexa speaking like kid's deceased grandma Personal Tech23 Jun 2022 | 22
Big Tech falls in line with Euro demands to fight bots, deepfakes, disinformation Six percent of revenues at risk if Code of Practice broken Personal Tech17 Jun 2022 | 24
1,000-plus AI-generated LinkedIn faces uncovered More than 70 businesses created fake profiles to close sales AI + ML28 Mar 2022 | 41
Good: People can spot a deepfake video. Bad: They're not so hot with text Seeing isn't always believing AI + ML01 Mar 2022 | 14
China reveals draft laws that heavily restrict deepfakes Big Tech gets hauled in and reminded of its responsibility to keep China's internet nice AI + ML31 Jan 2022 | 7
Facebook, academics think they've cracked spotting deepfakes by spotting how they're generated 99% accuracy in testing AI + ML17 Jun 2021 | 19
ICYMI: A mom is accused of harassing daughter's cheerleader rivals with humiliating deepfake vids Awesome, oh wow, like totally freak me out ... with this unexpected use of AI AI + ML16 Mar 2021 | 18
South Park creators have a new political satire series with some of the best AI-generated deepfakes on the internet yet In brief Plus: Watch a self-driving race car drive into a wall, and download the new version of PyTorch AI + ML02 Nov 2020 | 34
51 years after humans first set foot on the Moon, a deepfaked Nixon mourns how Armstrong and Aldrin never made it home I am not a .... {NASA nightmare brought to life by AI} AI + ML20 Jul 2020 | 88
Facebook's $500k deepfake-detector AI contest drama: Winning team disqualified on buried consent technicality Special report Oh OK, so NOW the social network cares about getting people's permission before using their data to train computer systems AI + ML18 Jun 2020 | 32
Oh cool, tech service prices are plummeting. And by tech services, we mean botnet rentals and stolen credit cards Supply and demand in action Security27 May 2020 | 2