Deepfakes and LinkedIn: malign interference campaigns

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2019 16:00:00 +0000

Don’t discount deepfakes just yet. We may not be fooled by phony Mark Zuckerberg anymore, but the discovery of a fake LinkedIn profile sporting a deepfake avatar shows how social engineering can deceive through the mundane.

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Sophos 2020 Threat Report: AI is the new battleground

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 11:41:21 +0000

The SophosLabs 2020 Threat Report highlights a growing battle as smart automation technologies continue to evolve.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/MkuqFZJIxhw” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Deepfakes have doubled, overwhelmingly targeting women

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2019 11:19:18 +0000

Deepfake tech has push-button apps and service portals. Can code commodification do the same for detection, so women can actually afford it?<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/OKH0ZUc2ZQE” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Google made thousands of deepfakes to aid detection efforts

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 12:40:25 +0000

It’s an arms race: as detection methods improve, deepfake-generating algorithms are quickly updated to correct the flaws.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/-p47wfO19Ec” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook launches $10m deepfake detection project

Credit to Author: Danny Bradbury| Date: Mon, 09 Sep 2019 10:09:52 +0000

If you’re worried about the evil potential of deepfake video, you’re not alone; so is Facebook.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/M4dTDNkzUsk” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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