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In 2019, we published an article about deepfakes and the technology behind them. At the time, the potential criminal applications of this technology were limited. Since then, research published in Crime Science has delved into the topic in-depth.
The study identified several potential criminal applications for deepfakes. Among these categories, the following were deemed the highest risk:
Audio/video impersonation
Tailored phishing
Blackmail
Driverless vehicles being used as weapons
Disrupting AI-based systems
Fake news created by AI
This list sparked the idea for this article. Considering that ransomware claims a new victim every 14 seconds, we decided to explore the topic of deepfake ransomware.
Is that a real thing? You may never have heard the terms together before, but they’ll certainly play a large role in cybercrimes of the future.
How are criminals leveraging this technology?
Technically, they aren’t,…
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Posted by: Maja Talevska |
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March 13, 2021 at 10:00PM
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