Topic: Deepfake Technology
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Quick Read: The Future of Deepfakes
As we've explored throughout this series, deepfake technology represents a significant leap in the capabilities of artificial intelligence, with far-reaching implications for our society. Let's recap the key points and…
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Bitdefender Fights AI Scams Targeting Families Worldwide
AI-powered scams using deepfake video and voice cloning technology are becoming highly sophisticated, posing significant financial and emotional risks by impersonating trusted individuals to manipulate victims. Bitdefender's "They Wear Our Faces" campaign aims to combat this threat by educating t...
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Are Deepfakes Rewriting History?
OpenAI's Sora text-to-video app raises ethical concerns by enabling the creation of convincing deepfakes of deceased public figures, which can spread historical misinformation and distress families. Legal protections exist against unauthorized use of a person's likeness, but enforcing these laws ...
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OpenAI's Deepfake TikTok Blurs Reality Beyond Recognition
OpenAI's Sora 2 AI video tool generates highly realistic deepfake videos, including convincing clips of real people, raising concerns about digital authenticity and misinformation. The platform features significant upgrades such as synchronized audio generation, improved accuracy, and a social ap...
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Create Your Own Deepfakes with OpenAI's New Sora App
OpenAI has launched Sora, a new AI video app with a TikTok-style "For You" feed, offering user-generated clips and integrating AI-generated audio, currently available by invitation only on iOS. The app enables users to create digital replicas of themselves and others, with controls over likeness ...
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1 in 3 UAE Firms Hit by Spoofing or Deepfakes, Survey Reveals
One in three UAE companies has faced spoofing or deepfake attacks, highlighting a major shift toward sophisticated impersonation tactics as the primary cybersecurity threat. Identity spoofing (36%) and biometric fraud (34%) are now the most common fraud types, with deepfakes used by 35% of firms ...
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Create Deepfakes of Friends with OpenAI's New Video App
OpenAI's new Sora app enables users to create AI-generated deepfakes of friends with explicit consent, currently available on an invite-only basis in the U.S. and Canada. The app features "cameos" where users can grant permission for others to produce videos using their likeness, with co-ownershi...
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North Korean Hackers Use AI-Forged Military IDs in Phishing Attack
A North Korean hacking group used AI-generated military IDs in phishing emails to impersonate South Korean defense personnel, enhancing the scheme's credibility. The campaign targeted academics, activists, and reporters, employing deepfake technology to trick recipients into interacting with mali...
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Legal Scholar: The Hidden Risks of AI Video Tools Like Sora 2
AI video generation platforms like Sora 2 enable realistic video creation from text prompts but raise significant legal and ethical concerns regarding intellectual property and authenticity. The technology has led to unauthorized use of copyrighted characters and celebrity likenesses, with legal ...
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Bryan Cranston, SAG-AFTRA: OpenAI Heeds Deepfake Concerns
The entertainment industry is concerned about AI's unauthorized use of performer likenesses, particularly following OpenAI's Sora 2 video tool, prompting involvement from actors and SAG-AFTRA. OpenAI has strengthened its policies to require explicit consent for using individuals' likenesses and v...
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Is Art Dead? How Sora 2 Impacts Your Rights & Creativity
Advanced AI video generators like Sora 2 are raising significant legal and ethical questions about intellectual property rights and creative authenticity, challenging the definition of art in the digital age. The rapid adoption of Sora 2 has led to widespread misuse, prompting legal actions and p...
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Can Your Phishing Detection Stop 2025's Security Threats?
Social engineering attacks like Clickfix surged 500% in early 2025, with cybercriminals increasingly using AI to create sophisticated Business Email Compromise scams that exploit human psychology rather than technical vulnerabilities. Clickfix bypasses traditional defenses by tricking users into ...
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Captions Rebrands as Mirage, Pivots to AI Video Research
The video platform Captions has rebranded as Mirage, shifting its focus to advanced AI research for short-form video and introducing a tool called Mirage Studio for brands to create AI-generated ads without traditional production resources. Mirage Studio allows businesses to produce videos using ...
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Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Model Is Now Available
Google's Gemini 2.5 Flash Image model is now generally available, supporting ten aspect ratios across four styles for versatile visual content creation. The model ensures subject consistency across multiple images and allows detailed edits, accessible via Gemini API and Vertex AI at a cost of $0....
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AI-Powered Hacking: How Clickfix Tools Are Breaching Systems
A 500% surge in Clickfix attacks in early 2025 highlights a shift toward AI-enhanced social engineering, where attackers use fake alerts to trick users into executing malicious commands, bypassing traditional security. AI is revolutionizing Business Email Compromise (BEC) by generating fabricated...
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FBI Alert: Deepfake Audio Scams Impersonate Officials
The FBI warns of AI-generated voice scams impersonating officials to trick victims, targeting government employees and associates, urging skepticism toward unexpected messages. Cybercriminals use deepfake audio and texts to build trust before exploiting victims, with AI replicating voices so accu...
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Can You Trust Tools for Humanity's Iris-Scanning Orb?
Tools for Humanity has introduced iris-scanning Orbs to verify human identity, addressing challenges posed by bots and deepfakes by using unique biological markers that are difficult to replicate. During a TechCrunch podcast, the company's Chief Security Officer discussed the need for privacy-cen...
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Sora's US iOS Launch Rivals ChatGPT's Debut Week
Sora's debut on the U.S. iOS App Store saw approximately 627,000 downloads in its first week, slightly surpassing ChatGPT's initial launch figures despite being invite-only. The comparison with ChatGPT is nuanced, as Sora launched in both the U.S. and Canada, and when adjusted for U.S.-only downl...
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Sam Altman: Sora to Offer 'Granular' Copyright Controls
OpenAI is shifting to an opt-in model for Sora, giving copyright holders granular control over how their characters and intellectual property are used in AI-generated videos. The company plans to introduce detailed controls allowing rights holders to define or block character usage, addressing co...
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Artificial Intelligence Hallucinations
Artificial Intelligence isn't just about high-tech robots and sci-fi movies anymore; it's become a part of our everyday reality. But it's not all smooth sailing – welcome to the world of AI hallucinations. Picture this: you ask an AI to write about a historical event, but what you get is a bizarre tale with dragons and mythical creatures! Intrigued? Dive into our latest blog post where we unravel these unexpected and often humorous twists in AI's journey. Discover the quirky side of AI that no one talks about.
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