Deepfakes have moved from novelty to a serious security threat for any organization connected to the internet. Increasingly weaponized by nation-states and cybercriminals, synthetic media is reshaping fraud, social engineering, and identity abuse at scale. “When people think about deepfakes, they often picture fake videos or voice-cloned calls,” said Arif Mamedov, CEO of Regula Forensics, […]
AI-generated images of “damaged” goods are fueling a sharp rise in fraudulent refund claims across China’s e-commerce platforms, with beauty emerging as the hardest-hit category. What started as isolated manipulation in toys and apparel has evolved into a coordinated gray-market practice that now targets cosmetics. Beauty is particularly exposed because of its massive order volumes […]
The United Nations is urging tech companies to adopt advanced detection tools to combat the growing threat of AI-generated deepfakes, warning of their potential to disrupt elections and facilitate financial fraud. In a report released Friday during its AI for Good Summit in Geneva, the UN’s International Telecommunication Union (ITU) emphasized the urgent need for […]
Denmark is preparing a groundbreaking update to its copyright laws that would give individuals the legal right to control the use of their own facial features, voices, and bodies — a move aimed squarely at combating the rise of deepfakes. According to The Guardian, the Danish government’s Ministry of Culture is finalizing a proposal that […]
Google has recently introduced updates to Search aimed at making it incredibly difficult to find explicit deepfake content. As part of its ongoing battle against realistic but manipulated images, the company is now providing an easier process for individuals to have non-consensual fake images of themselves removed from Search. Previously, users could request the removal […]