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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Deepfake Political Scam Ads Surge On Meta, Advertisers Spend $49 Million: Report
Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
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A Disturbing Trend: Viral Deepfakes Promoting Fake Investment Schemes
A deepfake video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting a fake investment scheme has gone viral on Facebook, posing digital risks to lakhs of potential victims.
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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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AI-Powered Scams Surge Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day 2025, Warns McAfee
In India, where 96 per cent of consumers plan to shop online during the event, 71 per cent have expressed concern over AI-enabled fraud, the study has claimed.
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Crypto Scams Cost Investors $4.6 Billion in 2024, Social Engineering Attacks Surge: Bitget
Bitget’s 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report estimates that global crypto scams led to losses of $4.6 billion (roughly Rs. 39,364 crore) in 2024. CEO Gracy Chen noted that AI has made these scams faster, cheaper, and more difficult to detect.
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'Tool For Grifters': AI Deepfakes Push Consumers Into Buying Dubious Products
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have fueled what researchers call an AI dystopia, a deception-filled online universe designed to manipulate unsuspecting users into buying dubious products.
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"What Are Your Needs?" New Scam In Indonesia Uses President Deepfakes
Those ensnared by the message were asked to contact a WhatsApp number and hand over between 250,000 and one million rupiah ($15-$60).
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59 Hongkongers Tricked Into Undressing During Video Chats, Forced To Pay Extortion Amount
According to the police, the scam typically involves extortionists - often women - luring male victims into undressing during video chats and then secretly recording the acts.
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Hong Kong Busts Deepfake Scam, $46 Million Stolen In Romance Fraud
The group, targeting men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India, used AI-powered deepfakes to run a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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YouTube Spammed with Tim Cook’s Deep Fake Videos Promoting Crypto Scam During Apple’s Glowtime Event
Taking advantage of the hype around Apple’s 'Glowtime' event on September 9, hackers deployed deepfake videos on YouTube to target potential victims. These fraudulent videos were designed to capture the attention of Apple enthusiasts searching online to stream the launch of the flagship iPhone 16 models.
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OpenAI Backs California AI Bill Requiring 'Watermarking' of Synthetic Content
OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content. OpenAI believes that for AI-generated content, transparency and requirements around provenance such as watermarking are important, especially in an election year
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Elon Musk Deepfake Videos Targeting Crypto Investors Displayed on Channel Seven Following YouTube Hack
Elon Musk’s popularity in the crypto circle is becoming a dangerous threat for crypto investors, especially for ones who take the billionaire’s market commentary rather seriously. In a fresh incident, Musk’s identity was misused to promote a fake crypto scheme on the YouTube channel of Australia’s Channel Seven .
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Government Shares Video On How To Spot AI-Generated Images Like A "Pro"
The easiest thing is to spot unrealistic details in images like missing fingers, mismatched textures and text anomalies.
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AI Used To Create Celebrity Deepfakes In Multi-Million Dollar Instagram Scam
A group of suspected scammers in Brazil using Instagram ads featuring deepfakes of supermodel Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities appears to have made millions of dollars through online fraud, according to police investigators.
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Deepfake Political Scam Ads Surge On Meta, Advertisers Spend $49 Million: Report
Scammers are among the top political ad spenders on Meta's platforms, using deepfake videos of American politicians -- including President Donald Trump -- to promote fake government benefits, a watchdog group said Wednesday.
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A Disturbing Trend: Viral Deepfakes Promoting Fake Investment Schemes
A deepfake video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi promoting a fake investment scheme has gone viral on Facebook, posing digital risks to lakhs of potential victims.
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To Gatekeep Or Let Lose? Parents Face Tough Choices On AI
Parents are "very worried" about the future Artificial Intelligence holds for their children -- whether it's deepfakes, "the inability to distinguish between reality and AI," or "the thousands of possible new threats that I wasn't trained to detect".
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AI-Powered Scams Surge Ahead Of Amazon Prime Day 2025, Warns McAfee
In India, where 96 per cent of consumers plan to shop online during the event, 71 per cent have expressed concern over AI-enabled fraud, the study has claimed.
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Crypto Scams Cost Investors $4.6 Billion in 2024, Social Engineering Attacks Surge: Bitget
Bitget’s 2025 Anti-Scam Research Report estimates that global crypto scams led to losses of $4.6 billion (roughly Rs. 39,364 crore) in 2024. CEO Gracy Chen noted that AI has made these scams faster, cheaper, and more difficult to detect.
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'Tool For Grifters': AI Deepfakes Push Consumers Into Buying Dubious Products
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence have fueled what researchers call an AI dystopia, a deception-filled online universe designed to manipulate unsuspecting users into buying dubious products.
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"What Are Your Needs?" New Scam In Indonesia Uses President Deepfakes
Those ensnared by the message were asked to contact a WhatsApp number and hand over between 250,000 and one million rupiah ($15-$60).
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59 Hongkongers Tricked Into Undressing During Video Chats, Forced To Pay Extortion Amount
According to the police, the scam typically involves extortionists - often women - luring male victims into undressing during video chats and then secretly recording the acts.
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Hong Kong Busts Deepfake Scam, $46 Million Stolen In Romance Fraud
The group, targeting men from Taiwan to Singapore and as far away as India, used AI-powered deepfakes to run a fraudulent cryptocurrency platform.
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AI Scams Surge: Voice Cloning And Deepfake Threats Sweep India
Scammers gather victims' contact details, names, and other relevant information to make the fake call seem legitimate. They then use social engineering tactics, playing on the emotions of the victim's loved ones.
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YouTube Spammed with Tim Cook’s Deep Fake Videos Promoting Crypto Scam During Apple’s Glowtime Event
Taking advantage of the hype around Apple’s 'Glowtime' event on September 9, hackers deployed deepfake videos on YouTube to target potential victims. These fraudulent videos were designed to capture the attention of Apple enthusiasts searching online to stream the launch of the flagship iPhone 16 models.
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OpenAI Backs California AI Bill Requiring 'Watermarking' of Synthetic Content
OpenAI is supporting a California bill that would require tech companies to label AI-generated content. OpenAI believes that for AI-generated content, transparency and requirements around provenance such as watermarking are important, especially in an election year
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Elon Musk Deepfake Videos Targeting Crypto Investors Displayed on Channel Seven Following YouTube Hack
Elon Musk’s popularity in the crypto circle is becoming a dangerous threat for crypto investors, especially for ones who take the billionaire’s market commentary rather seriously. In a fresh incident, Musk’s identity was misused to promote a fake crypto scheme on the YouTube channel of Australia’s Channel Seven .
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Government Shares Video On How To Spot AI-Generated Images Like A "Pro"
The easiest thing is to spot unrealistic details in images like missing fingers, mismatched textures and text anomalies.
