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Deepfake detection is losing ground to generative models
Deepfake detection has been built around a single question for close to a decade. Given a video or audio clip, is it real or synthetic? Commercial detectors analyze pixels, frequencies, and biometric signals to answer that question, and the best of them post strong accuracy numbers on standard benchmarks. In deployment, performance drops sharply on…
AI, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security, Risk Management
The deepfake dilemma: From financial fraud to reputational crisis
Deepfake technology has crossed a critical threshold. What was impossible 10 years ago and required specific expertise only a few years ago is now cheap and accessible. Worse, it’s now good enough to fool a wide range of employees and executives. In fact, a 2025 Gartner survey found that 43% of cybersecurity leaders experienced at…
AI, Global Security News
Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks
Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A joint paper from the American Bankers Association, the Better Identity Coalition, and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council lays out the scale of the problem and calls on federal and…
AI, Global Security News
Codoxo’s Deepfake Detection identifies AI-generated medical records for health plans
Codoxo has announced the launch of Deepfake Detection, an AI-driven fraud detection tool now being deployed by health plans across the U.S. The solution helps identify AI-generated or manipulated medical documentation and diagnostic images submitted in support of claims before payment is made. Healthcare fraud is already a multibillion-dollar problem, and generative AI is turning…
AI, Apps, Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity, Exploits, Global Security News, malware, News, Risk Management, Threats
AI Threats in 2026: A SecOps Playbook
As we enter 2026, the cybersecurity landscape is shifting into unfamiliar territory. Headlines about “deepfake fear” and “AI chaos” reflect a growing recognition that artificial intelligence is no longer just accelerating traditional attack methods. It is opening a new category of threats that were not meaningfully part of the security equation even a few years…