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9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content

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9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content 2026-06-11 at 17:12 By Sinisa Markovic Online fraud is becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate activity as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. Nearly nine in ten adults say they can no longer tell what is real from […]

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New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls

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New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls 2026-06-03 at 11:37 By Anamarija Pogorelec Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone by Google on Android 12 or later. It will roll out globally this

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OpenAI prepares ChatGPT for the election misinformation wave

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OpenAI prepares ChatGPT for the election misinformation wave 2026-05-28 at 17:54 By Sinisa Markovic AI-generated election misinformation could shape public opinion and influence the lives of millions of people. To address those risks, OpenAI outlined a series of safeguards ahead of the 2026 election cycle. The company said its efforts will focus on helping users

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Deepfake detection is losing ground to generative models

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Deepfake detection is losing ground to generative models 2026-05-15 at 09:04 By Sinisa Markovic Deepfake detection has been built around a single question for close to a decade. Given a video or audio clip, is it real or synthetic? Commercial detectors analyze pixels, frequencies, and biometric signals to answer that question, and the best of

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The scam economy has found its AI upgrade

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The scam economy has found its AI upgrade 2026-05-11 at 12:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scam attempts continue to reach consumers via email, text messages, social media, online advertising, and phone calls. The volume of exposure has remained stable over the past year, with more than half of consumers encountering scam attempts at least monthly, according

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How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview

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How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview 2026-04-20 at 08:17 By Help Net Security North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior cybercrime researcher at Flare, outlines several ways organizations can

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Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks

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Financial groups lay out a plan to fight AI identity attacks 2026-04-01 at 10:34 By Mirko Zorz Generative AI tools have brought the cost of deepfake production low enough that criminals and state-sponsored actors now use them routinely against financial institutions. A joint paper from the American Bankers Association, the Better Identity Coalition, and the

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YouTube draws a line on deepfakes involving politicians and journalists

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YouTube draws a line on deepfakes involving politicians and journalists 2026-03-11 at 12:00 By Sinisa Markovic With deepfakes becoming more common, YouTube has expanded access to its AI-driven likeness detection system to a pilot group of government officials, journalists and political candidates. The step follows an earlier rollout of the tool to creators in the

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How AI image tools can be tricked into making political propaganda

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How AI image tools can be tricked into making political propaganda 2026-01-14 at 08:01 By Sinisa Markovic A single image can shift public opinion faster than a long post. Text to image systems can be pushed to create misleading political visuals, even when safety filters are in place, according to a new study. The researchers

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Voice cloning defenses are easier to undo than expected

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Voice cloning defenses are easier to undo than expected 2026-01-08 at 07:01 By Sinisa Markovic Many voice protection tools promise to block cloning by adding hidden noise to speech. Researchers at a Texas university found that widely used voice protection methods can be stripped away, restoring speaker identity and allowing fake voices to pass automated

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New image signature can survive cropping, stop deepfakes from hijacking trust

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New image signature can survive cropping, stop deepfakes from hijacking trust 2025-12-09 at 08:02 By Sinisa Markovic Deepfake images can distort public debate, fuel harassment, or shift a news cycle before anyone checks the source. A new study from researchers at the University of Pisa examines one specific part of this problem. They introduced a

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The collapse of trust at the identity layer

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The collapse of trust at the identity layer 2025-12-02 at 07:49 By Anamarija Pogorelec Identity verification has become the latest front in the fight against industrialized fraud, according to a new report from Regula. The shift is visible across sectors that once relied on predictable verification routines. Criminals have learned to target the identity step

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Convenience culture is breaking personal security

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Convenience culture is breaking personal security 2025-11-21 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec AI is changing how scams are built, shared, and trusted. A new global survey from Bitdefender shows how far the problem has spread. AI is helping scams evolve faster than people can respond Over seven in ten consumers encountered some form of scam

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Smart helmet tech points to the future of fighting audio deepfakes

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Smart helmet tech points to the future of fighting audio deepfakes 2025-10-24 at 10:42 By Sinisa Markovic Voice cloning has become fast, cheap, and convincing. With only a few minutes of recorded speech, generative models can recreate a person’s voice with matching tone, rhythm, and accent. To address that risk, a research team at Texas

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Companies want the benefits of AI without the cyber blowback

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Companies want the benefits of AI without the cyber blowback 2025-10-22 at 07:19 By Anamarija Pogorelec 51% of European IT and cybersecurity professionals said they expect AI-driven cyber threats and deepfakes to keep them up at night in 2026, according to ISACA. AI takes centre stage in threat outlook The main reason for this concern

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Deepfakes are rewriting the rules of geopolitics

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Deepfakes are rewriting the rules of geopolitics 2025-09-10 at 09:21 By Sinisa Markovic Deception and media manipulation have always been part of warfare, but AI has taken them to a new level. Entrust reports that deepfakes were created every five minutes in 2024, while the European Parliament estimates that 8 million will circulate across the

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What attackers know about your company thanks to AI

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What attackers know about your company thanks to AI 2025-08-01 at 08:48 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Tom Cross, Head of Threat Research at GetReal Security, explores how generative AI is empowering threat actors. He breaks down three key areas: how GenAI lowers the technical barrier for attackers, enables highly

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Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May Take Even More AI

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Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May Take Even More AI 2025-07-29 at 05:01 By Associated Press Deepfakes are causing security problems for governments, businesses and individuals and making trust the most valuable currency of the digital age. The post Creating Realistic Deepfakes Is Getting Easier Than Ever. Fighting Back May

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