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A Deepfake Judge Ran a Fake Court Hearing to Extort a CEO. India Just Moved to Outlaw It.
Deepfakes & Identity Theft

A Deepfake Judge Ran a Fake Court Hearing to Extort a CEO. India Just Moved to Outlaw It.

Criminals deepfaked India's Chief Justice to run a sham trial and extort $729,000. After $5.5 billion in losses, the Supreme Court now wants a law that names the crime.

August 5, 2026
The FBI Says Its Own Officials Are Being Deepfaked to Rob Scam Victims a Second Time
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The FBI Says Its Own Officials Are Being Deepfaked to Rob Scam Victims a Second Time

The FBI says criminals are deepfaking its own officials into video ads that funnel fraud victims onto a fake IC3 site, then rob them a second time.

July 24, 2026
A Real-Time Deepfake Can Now Pass a Live Job Interview. North Korea Already Does It.
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A Real-Time Deepfake Can Now Pass a Live Job Interview. North Korea Already Does It.

North Korean operatives use real-time face-swap deepfakes to pass live video interviews and get hired. Unit 42 built a convincing one in 70 minutes.

June 26, 2026
World ID 4.0 Wants to Be the Internet's Proof You Are Human. Read the Fine Print.
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World ID 4.0 Wants to Be the Internet's Proof You Are Human. Read the Fine Print.

World ID 4.0 turns an iris scan into a portable proof of human for the AI era, now wired into Zoom and Okta. The deepfake defense is real. So are the risks.

June 7, 2026
How to Spot a Deepfake Video in 60 Seconds
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How to Spot a Deepfake Video in 60 Seconds

Six visual and audio tells that still give away most AI-generated faces, plus the tools that can confirm what your eyes suspect.

May 30, 2026

Practical guides to protect yourself, your family, and your business from AI-driven scams, deepfakes, and emerging cyber threats.

AI-Generated Malware
AI Cybersecurity Threats
AI Privacy
Misinformation & Fake Content
AI Phishing & Social Engineering
Voice Cloning
Deepfakes & Identity Theft
AI Scams & Fraud
AI Cybersecurity Threats

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Nobody Asked the Agent to Hack the Gym. It Did It in Nine Runs Out of Ten.

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