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Slop or Not
Product showcase: Is this image real? Slop or Not investigates

Slop or Not is an AI text and image detector for iPhone and Mac that runs entirely offline, with no account required. It uses on-device AI models powered by the Apple Neural …

deepfake
Split-second deepfake glitch blows digital certificate fraudster’s cover

Spanish police have arrested a man in Murcia accused of using deepfake software to trick a certificate provider’s video identity checks in an attempt to obtain digital …

fraud
Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed

Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who …

NFC
The future of payment fraud could be automated

Payment fraud is becoming more organized as criminal groups use fake websites, large-scale operations, and, in some cases, forced labor to steal money and personal …

attack
Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year

Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of …

deepfakes
9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content

Online fraud is becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate activity as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. Nearly nine …

Android
New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls

Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone …

deepfake
OpenAI prepares ChatGPT for the election misinformation wave

AI-generated election misinformation could shape public opinion and influence the lives of millions of people. To address those risks, OpenAI outlined a series of safeguards …

face
Deepfake detection is losing ground to generative models

Deepfake detection has been built around a single question for close to a decade. Given a video or audio clip, is it real or synthetic? Commercial detectors analyze pixels, …

user
The scam economy has found its AI upgrade

Scam attempts continue to reach consumers via email, text messages, social media, online advertising, and phone calls. The volume of exposure has remained stable over the past …

North Korean
How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview

North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior …

face
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 …

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