Phony AI Biden robocalls reached up to 25,000 voters, says New Hampshire AG

Two Texas-based companies have been linked to a wave of robocalls that . Deepfake audio was used to urge New Hampshire voters not to participate in the state's presidential primary. New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella said as many as 25,000 calls were made to state residents in January. Formella says an investigation linked the … Read more

Maliciously edited Joe Biden video can stay on Facebook, Meta’s Oversight Board says

Oversight Board urges Meta to update media manipulation policy, calling current rules “inconsistent.” The reprimand comes amid a closely watched decision regarding a video of President Joe Biden. The board ultimately sided with Meta regarding its decision not to remove the clip in the center of the case. The video featured footage from October 2022, … Read more

Scammers use deepfakes to steal $25.6 million from a multinational firm

Bad actors continue to use deep fakes for everything from celebrity impersonation to money scams. The latest case occurs in Hong Kong, where a financial employee of an undisclosed multinational company was tricked into sending 200 million Hong Kong dollars ($25.6 million). According to Hong Kong police, fraudsters contacted the employee posing as the company's … Read more