The weirdest security stories of 2022

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Tags: deepfake

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We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space.

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Romance scammer deepfakes Mark Ruffalo to con elderly artist

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Tags: theft

Tags: online

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We take a look at a romance scammer getting ahead of the game and using deepfakes to steal a huge amount of money from a victim.

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Binance chief says a “sophisticated hacking team” turned him into a deepfake hologram

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Tags: Deepfake

Tags: fake

Tags: binance

Tags: cryptocurrency

Tags: Linkedin

Tags: scam

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Tags: fake

We take a look at reports of a Deepfake hologram getting up to no good in bogus cryptocurrency Zoom calls.

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Criminals are applying for remote work using deepfake and stolen identities, says FBI

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 14:55:16 +0000

The FBI has warned businesses of an uptick in reports of criminals applying for remote work using deepfake and stolen PII.

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Deepfakes laws and proposals flood US

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:59:05 +0000

In a rare example of legislative haste, roughly one dozen state and federal bills were introduced in the past 12 months to regulate deepfakes, the relatively modern technology that some fear could upend democracy.

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Rules on deepfakes take hold in the US

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 16:59:33 +0000

Rather than creating new policies or crimes for deepfakes—like making it illegal to use them to deceive—the NDAA seeks a better understanding to the burgeoning technology.

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