Deepfakes articles
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Deepfakes bill targets “synthetic media” use in elections
The Legislature has taken an interest in guarding against the deceptive use of artificial intelligence in electioneering and a major technology industry group pitched lawmakers on the potential for AI to help in the fight against misinformation.
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Government Launches #NoFake Platform for Reporting Social Media Deepfakes
The Minister of Research, Innovation, and Digitization, Bogdan Ivan, announced the launch of the #NoFake platform on Friday. This platform allows users to report inappropriate content on social networks, including digital fakes, derogatory content, disinformation, and manipulations.“The #nofake platform will function as a point of contact for the analysis requests that Romanians make regarding digital […]
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Smashing Security podcast #372: The fake deepfake, and Estate insecurity
Remember when a US mother was accused of distributing explicit deepfake photos and videos to try to get her teenage daughter's cheerleading rivals kicked off the team? Well, there has been a surprising development. And learn how cybercriminals have been stealing boomers' one-time-passcodes via a secretive online service. All this and more is discussed in the latest edition of the award-winning "Smashing Security" podcast by cybersecurity veterans Graham Cluley and Carole Theriault.