Security News

Digital trust is cracking under the pressure of deepfakes, cybercrime
2025-05-23 05:00

69% of global respondents to a Jumio survey say AI-powered fraud now poses a greater threat to personal security than traditional forms of identity theft. This number rises to 74% in Singapore,...

Deepfake attacks could cost you more than money
2025-05-16 06:00

In this Help Net Security interview, Camellia Chan, CEO at X-PHY, discusses the dangers of deepfakes in real-world incidents, including their use in financial fraud and political disinformation....

FBI: US officials targeted in voice deepfake attacks since April
2025-05-15 18:22

The FBI warned that cybercriminals using AI-generated audio deepfakes to target U.S. officials in voice phishing attacks that started in April. [...]

Deepfake Defense in the Age of AI
2025-05-13 11:00

The cybersecurity landscape has been dramatically reshaped by the advent of generative AI. Attackers now leverage large language models (LLMs) to impersonate trusted individuals and automate these...

Key tips to stay safe from deepfake and AI threats
2025-05-06 04:30

In this Help Net Security video, Joshua McKenty, CEO of Polyguard, talks about how to protect yourself from deepfake and AI threats, which are getting harder to spot and easier to launch....

Another Move in the Deepfake Creation/Detection Arms Race
2025-05-05 16:02

Deepfakes are now mimicking heartbeats In a nutshell Recent research reveals that high-quality deepfakes unintentionally retain the heartbeat patterns from their source videos, undermining...

⚡ Weekly Recap: Nation-State Hacks, Spyware Alerts, Deepfake Malware, Supply Chain Backdoors
2025-05-05 11:29

What if attackers aren't breaking in—they're already inside, watching, and adapting? This week showed a sharp rise in stealth tactics built for long-term access and silent control. AI is being...

Indian Court Orders Action to Block Proton Mail Over AI Deepfake Abuse Allegations
2025-04-30 04:45

A high court in the Indian state of Karnataka has ordered the blocking of end-to-end encrypted email provider Proton Mail across the country. The High Court of Karnataka, on April 29, said the...

The dark side of YouTube: Malicious links, phishing, and deepfakes
2025-04-23 05:00

With billions of users, YouTube has become a tempting target for cybercriminals. They post malicious links in video descriptions and comments. Some send phishing emails to creators, posing as...

How to recognize and prevent deepfake scams
2025-03-31 03:30

Deepfakes are a type of synthetic media created using AI and machine learning. In simple terms, they produce videos, images, audio, or text that look and sound real, even though the events...