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LastPass Dodges Deepfake Scam: CEO Impersonation Attempt Thwarted
Cybercriminals using deepfakes to target businesses! LastPass narrowly avoids security breach after employee identifies fake CEO in WhatsApp call. Read how LastPass is urging awareness against evolving social engineering tactics.
April 12, 2024
Deepfake Threat: $2 Deceptive Content Undermines Election Integrity
In 2024, over 60 countries worldwide are holding elections. The most significant threat to the integrity of these elections? Deepfake videos, readily accessible on the dark web and Telegram, with prices ranging from as low as $2 to $100.
February 23, 2024
Employee Duped by AI-Generated CFO in $25.6M Deepfake Scam
The incident took place in Hong Kong; however, the name of the targeted company is still unknown.
February 5, 2024
McAfee’s Mockingbird AI Tool Detects Deepfake Audio with 90% accuracy
Can You Trust Your Ears? Deepfakes Run Amok, but McAfee Says Relax, We've Got Mockingbird.
January 9, 2024
Interpol Nets $300 Million, Arrests 3,500 in Major Cyber Crime Bust
From NFTs to Sextortion: AI & Deepfakes Fuel New Scams Exposed in Interpol Cyber Sting - The global arrests were part of Interpol's operation HAECHI IV.
December 21, 2023
Google Account Sync Vulnerability Exploited to Steal $15M
According to reports, a Google Account Sync vulnerability was exploited to carry out a voice phishing scam that led to the theft of $15 million from Fortress Trust.
September 15, 2023
Deepfake Cyber Attack Hits Russia: Fake Putin Message Broadcasted
Initially, reports suggested that only radio messages were affected. However, subsequent investigations and recordings revealed that the fraudulent messages were also displayed on television screens.
June 7, 2023
Scammers Made Deepfake AI Hologram of Binance Executive
According to Patrick Hillmann, chief communications officer of Binance, his Deepfake AI hologram is being used by scammers to trick users into online meetings and target Binance clients’ crypto projects.
August 27, 2022
Ukranian News Channel Hacked to Run Deepfake video of President Zelensky
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have already deleted the deepfake video in which fake Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was…
March 17, 2022