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Creating new accounts under fake identities provides attackers with a way to launder money or commit fraud.
The notorious APT hacking group known as FIN7 launched a network of fake AI-powered deepnude generator sites to infect visitors with information-stealing malware. [...]
IBM's Chris Hockings predicts a safer internet with advances in passkey tech, digital identity, deepfake defenses, and post-quantum cryptography.
Unclear if this is a sign controversial service is cleaning up its act everywhere Controversial social network Telegram has co-operated with South Korean authorities and taken down 25 videos...
The threat of deepfakes lies not in the technology itself, but in people’s natural tendency to trust what they see. As a result, deepfakes don’t need to be highly advanced or convincing to...
The risk of deepfakes is rising with 47% of organizations having encountered a deepfake and 70% of them believing deepfake attacks which are created using generative AI tools, will have a high impact on their organizations, according to iProov. Almost 73% of organizations are implementing solutions to address the deepfake threat but confidence is low with the study identifying an overriding concern that not enough is being done by organizations to combat them.
As AI-generated deepfake attacks and identity fraud become more prevalent, companies are developing response plans to address these threats, according to GetApp. Much like phishing attack preparation, it appears that companies are looking to run simulations of attacks to increase preparedness as a majority of respondents work in companies where this is already implemented.
"As AI continues to advance and become more accessible, it is crucial that we prioritize fraud protection solutions powered by AI to protect the integrity of personal and institutional data-AI is the best defense against AI-enabled fraud attacks." 74% of US respondents agree that they would question the outcome of an election held online.
In this Help Net Security video round-up, security experts discuss various aspects of identity verification and security, including generative AI's impact, the state of identity fraud prevention, and the potential impact of identity challenges on the security sector. Complete videos Peter Violaris, Head of Legal, Compliance and Risk, EMEA for OCR Labs, discusses generative AI's impact on identity verification.
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