Facial Recognition Injection Attacks involve injecting tampered video feeds or deepfakes into facial recognition systems to bypass security. Current attack types include Virtual Video Injections, Hardware-based Video Injections, Device Emulation and Function Hooking.

FBI investigating call in which AI appearing to be Dmytro Kuleba asked Ben Cardin ‘politically charged questions’

The U.S. intelligence community on Monday said Russia is responsible for recent videos shared on social media that sought to denigrate Vice President Kamala Harris, including one that tried to implicate her in a hit-and-run accident.

Spy agencies also assess that Russian influence actors were responsible for altering videos of the vice president's speeches — behavior consistent with Moscow’s broader efforts to boost former President Donald Trump’s candidacy and disparage Harris and the Democratic Party, an official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said during a press briefing.

“Sorry, Benedetto, but I need to identify you,” the executive said.

A British multinational design and engineering company behind world-famous buildings such as the Sydney Opera House has confirmed that it was the target of a deepfake scam that led to one of its Hong Kong employees paying out $25 million to fraudsters.

A spokesperson for London-based Arup told CNN on Friday that it notified Hong Kong police in January about the fraud incident, and confirmed that fake voices and images were used.

“Unfortunately, we can’t go into details at this stage as the incident is still the subject of an ongoing investigation. However, we can confirm that fake voices and images were used,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

09.04.2024 - Le service financier d’une entreprise reçoit de son patron une demande de paiement soi-disant urgente. Le CEO explique que si le responsable financier n’effectue pas le paiement dans les plus brefs délais, cela aura de graves conséquences pour l’entreprise, car une commande importante sera perdue. Ensuite, le chef n’est étrangement plus joignable pour répondre à d’autres questions. Tel est le scénario typique d’une fraude au CEO. La plupart du temps, ces attaques ne sont pas très sophistiquées et sont faciles à détecter. L’intelligence artificielle et le deep fake ne s’arrêtent toutefois pas à cette méthode d’escroquerie plutôt simple, comme le montre un exemple récent signalé à l’OFCS.

A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.

• An apparent Russian state-aligned group is targeting Ukraine’s International Legion in a disinformation campaign
• The Kyiv Independent obtained and analyzed exclusive video that shows the group used doctored footage to pose as the Ukrainian ex-president on a Zoom call that took place in early January
• Legion members are being tricked into agreeing with incendiary statements against Zelensky
• Lack of cultural context, morale issues and low pay in some units have made the International Legion more susceptible to such attacks
• The attack appears linked to the Russian government-aligned provocateurs Vladimir Kuznetsov and Alexey Stolyarov, known as Vovan and Lexus
• The effort highlights ongoing disinformation threats in the Ukraine-Russia war as well as possible information security vulnerabilities of Ukraine’s foreign fighters

Two fake-audio experts say that the deepfake robocall of President Biden received by some voters last week was likely created with technology from Silicon Valley’s favorite voice-cloning startup.

Fake sexually explicit images of Taylor Swift have been circulating on X over the last day in the latest example of the proliferation of AI-generated pornography.

Avant les élections fédérales, le conseiller national argovien avait publié sur les réseaux sociaux une vidéo générée par intelligence artificielle qui montrait l’élue verte appelant à voter pour lui. Saisie par l’écologiste bâloise, la justice donne raison à cette dernière

Breaches in Russia’s digital defences show the West is not alone in its vulnerability to hackers

Hackers are stealing PII to apply for remote jobs and then using deepfakes to pass the interview.

Deepfakes will make financial fraud easier.