In episode 81 of The AI Fix, Graham discovers that deepfakes are already marking your kids’ homework, while Mark glimpses the future when he discovers AI agents that can communicate by reading each other’s minds. Also in this episode, a Chinese robot called Miro U proves six arms are better than two; Mark discovers a…
Category: deepfake
Crypto, CryptoCurrency, cyber crime, Cybersecurity, deepfake, Global Security News
Police Dismantle EUR 700 Million Crypto Scam That Used Deepfakes
Europol and Eurojust led a massive international police operation that successfully dismantled a crypto fraud network that laundered over €700M using deepfake ads.
AI, Artificial Intelligence, deepfake, Global Security News, Podcast, privacy
Smashing Security podcast #443: Tinder’s camera roll and the Buffett deepfake
Tinder has got a plan to rummage through your camera roll, and Warren Buffett keeps popping up in convincing deepfakes dishing “number one investment tips.” Meanwhile, will agentic AI replace your co-hosts before you can say “EDR for robots”? and why you should still read books. All this, plus Lily Allen’s new album and Claude…
cyber attack, Cybersecurity, deepfake, Global Security News, Security
Cybersecurity Trends 2025: What’s Really Coming for Your Digital Defenses
Cybersecurity trends in 2025 reveal rising AI threats, quantum risks, and supply chain attacks, pushing firms to adapt or face major data and financial losses.
Breaking News, deepfake, Europe, Global Security News, hacking, Laws and regulations, Security
Denmark moves to protect personal identity from deepfakes with new copyright law
Denmark plans to let citizens copyright their face, body, and voice to combat deepfakes under a new law strengthening personal digital rights. Denmark plans to amend its copyright law to give individuals rights over their body, face, and voice, to combat AI-generated deepfakes. Believed to be the first law of its kind in Europe, the…
Botnet, deepfake, Global Security News, Law & order, malware, Podcast
Smashing Security podcast #423: Operation Endgame, deepfakes, and dead slugs
In this episode of the “Smashing Security” podcast, Graham unravels Operation Endgame – the surprisingly stylish police crackdown that is seizing botnets, mocking malware authors with anime videos, and taunting cybercriminals via Telegram. And BBC cyber correspondent Joe Tidy joins us to talk about “Ctrl-Alt-Chaos”, his new book diving into the murky world of teenage…
deepfake, Donald Trump, Global Security News, Mobile, Podcast
Smashing Security podcast #420: Fake Susies, flawed systems, and fruity fixes for anxiety
A bizarre case of political impersonation, where Trump’s top aide Susie Wiles is cloned (digitally, not biologically — we think), and high-ranking Republicans start getting invitations to link up with “her” on Telegram to share their Trump pardon wishlists. Was it a deepfake? Or just someone with a halfway decent impression and access to a…
AI, deepfake, Global Security News, Government & Policy, In Brief
Trump signs bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
AI, deepfake, Global Security News, Government & Policy
Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the Take It Down Act today, a bipartisan law that enacts stricter penalties for distributing non-consensual explicit images, including deepfakes and revenge porn.
Cybersecurity, deepfake, fraud detection, generative ai, Global Security News, Security Awareness, Security Boulevard (Original), Social - Facebook, Social - LinkedIn, Social - X, Social Engineering, Threats & Breaches, vulnerabilities
Protect Yourself From Cyber’s Costliest Threat: Social Engineering
Today, it is safe to say that social engineering has become the most dangerous and costly form of cybercrime that businesses face. The post Protect Yourself From Cyber’s Costliest Threat: Social Engineering appeared first on Security Boulevard.
deepfake, Global Security News, MSP/MSSP, phishing, Security Bloggers Network
Phishing 3.0: Trust, Deepfakes, and Why Your Inbox Might Betray You
In his recent post, our CEO, Eyal Benishti, sounded the phishing alarm for all to hear. The message? The traditional foundation of digital business communication, trust, is collapsing under the weight of AI-driven attacks. The post Phishing 3.0: Trust, Deepfakes, and Why Your Inbox Might Betray You appeared first on Security Boulevard.
AI, deepfake, Global Security News, Google, Government & Policy
Google used AI to suspend over 39M ad accounts suspected of fraud
Google on Wednesday said it suspended 39.2 million advertiser accounts on its platform in 2024 — more than triple the number from the previous year — in its latest crackdown on ad fraud. By leveraging large language models (LLMs) and using signals such as business impersonation and illegitimate payment details, the search giant said it could suspend…
AI, Artificial Intelligence, Asia Pacific, ChatGPT, deepfake, Global Security News, Google, Law & order, murder, openai, Podcast, The AI Fix
The AI Fix #46: AI can read minds now, and is your co-host a clone?
In episode 46 of The AI Fix, China trolls US tariffs, a microscopic pogoing flea-bot makes a tiny leap forward for robotics, Google unveils the Agent2Agent protocol, a robot dog is so cute it ruins Graham’s entire day, and Europe commits €20 billion and all of its buzzwords to five moonshot AI gigafactories. Graham brings…
critical infrastructure, Cybersecurity, deepfake, Featured, Global Security News, Human Centric, News, Security Boulevard (Original), Social - Facebook, Social - LinkedIn, Social - X, Spotlight
The Illusion of Safety: BlackCloak’s DEP Security Framework Exposes the Devil’s Greatest Trick
On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, BlackCloak released a watershed asset in executive and public persona cybersecurity: The Digital Executive Protection (DEP) Framework & Assessment Methodology – a comprehensive standard designed to address the deeply human side of cybersecurity risk. The post The Illusion of Safety: BlackCloak’s DEP Security Framework Exposes the Devil’s Greatest Trick appeared…
AI (Artificial Intelligence), deepfake, Global Security News, Identity & Access, Security Bloggers Network
Deepfake Detection – Protecting Identity Systems from AI-Generated Fraud
Advanced deepfake detection combines AI forensic analysis, liveness checks, and behavioral biometrics to combat synthetic fraud. Discover neural anomaly detection and blockchain verification systems to counter AI-generated threats. The post Deepfake Detection – Protecting Identity Systems from AI-Generated Fraud appeared first on Security Boulevard.
AI, Artificial Intelligence, ChatGPT, deepfake, Global Security News, Podcast, The AI Fix
The AI Fix #34: Fake Brad Pitt and why AI means we will lose our jobs
In episode 34 of The AI Fix, our hosts watch in horror as a vacuum cleaner sprouts a robotic arm and legs, a rivet embedded in the side of your head claims it will be able to read your mind and chat up French girls, a robot dog runs much quicker than you ever will,…
AI, deepfake, Global Security News, Guest blog, Romance baiting, Scam
No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you
No, Brad Pitt isn’t in love with you. A French woman was duped into believing a hospitalised Brad Pitt had fallen in love with her. The scammers even faked a “breaking news” report announcing the revelation of Brad’s new love… Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog.