Microsoft has identified individuals from Iran, China, Vietnam and the United Kingdom as primary players in an alleged international scheme to hijack and sell Microsoft accounts that could bypass safety guidelines for generative AI tools. In December, Microsoft petitioned a Virginia court to seize infrastructure and software from 10 unnamed individuals who the company claims…
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CrowdStrike Security Report: Generative AI Powers Social Engineering Attacks
Trends in cybersecurity across 2024 showed less malware and phishing, though more social engineering. CrowdStrike offers tips on securing your business.
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UK’s internet watchdog toughens approach to deepfake porn
Ofcom, the U.K.’s internet safety regulator, has published another new draft guidance as it continues to implement the Online Safety Act (OSA) — the latest set of recommendations aim to support in-scope firms to meet legal obligations to protect women and girls from online threats like harassment and bullying, misogyny, and intimate image abuse. The…
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Could you Spot a Digital Twin at Work? Get Ready for Hyper-Personalized Attacks
The world is worried about deepfakes. Research conducted in the U.S. and Australia finds that nearly three-quarters of respondents feel negatively about them, associating the AI-generated phenomenon with fraud and misinformation. But in the workplace, we’re more likely to let our guard down. That’s bad news for businesses as the prospect of LLM-trained malicious digital..…
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NJ Lawmakers Advance Anti-Deepfake Legislation
New Jersey lawmakers advanced a bill that would make it a crime to knowingly create and distribute AI-generated deepfake visual or audio content for nefarious purposes, the latest step in an ongoing push at the state and national level to address the rising threat. The post NJ Lawmakers Advance Anti-Deepfake Legislation appeared first on Security…
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Deepfake videos are getting shockingly good
Researchers from TikTok owner ByteDance have demoed a new AI system, OmniHuman-1, that can generate perhaps the most realistic deepfake videos to date. Deepfaking AI is a commodity. There’s no shortage of apps that can insert someone into a photo, or make a person appear to say something they didn’t actually say. But most deepfakes…
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Hiya AI Phone App Protects Against Deepfakes, Other Scams
Mobile security solutions company Hiya is rolling out its Hiya AI Phone app that uses trained AI models to smoke out deepfakes and other mobile scams and alerts the user to the potential threat. In addition, it will automatically transcribes and summarizes calls. The post Hiya AI Phone App Protects Against Deepfakes, Other Scams appeared…
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UK confirms plans to criminalize the creation of sexually explicit deepfake content
The U.K. is forging ahead with plans to make the act of creating sexually explicit “deepfake” images a specific criminal offence. A deepfake refers to manipulated media, often video or audio, created using AI to make someone appear to say or do something they didn’t. The U.K. had already made sharing — and the threat…
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Meta debuts a tool for watermarking AI-generated videos
Meta is open sourcing a method to watermark AI-generated videos. Called Meta Video Seal, the company says it’s robust against compression and edits. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.