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Secretary of State Rubio Impersonated With AI Deepfakes Targeting Officials

July 11, 2025

AI deepfakes were used to contact three foreign ministers, a US Governor, and a member of Congress around the middle of June via the Signal messaging app. Two of the officials received fake voicemail messages mocked up to use Rubio's voice, and another received an invite to join a chat.

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Hackers Using Deepfake Videos of YouTube’s CEO to Steal Creators’ Account Credentials

March 14, 2025

Malicious actors are using deepfake videos impersonating YouTube’s CEO to steal users’ credentials in a multi-month phishing campaign. The attackers sent private videos to targeted users via legitimate-looking emails, warning them that YouTube was changing its monetization policies.

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The Deepfake Threat to Election Security: A Looming Crisis

August 12, 2024

As the turmoil and momentum of a critical election year heightens, the biggest danger isn't necessarily the security of ballot machines. Instead, it lies in misinformation, exacerbated by the nature of social media, biased algorithms, and the proliferation of fake news.

Hacker on the phone showing audio deepfake and voice phishing

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LastPass Reports Voice Phishing Attempt on Employee Using Audio Deepfake of Company CEO

April 16, 2024

A blogpost from LastPass Labs warns of an attempted voice phishing attack on an employee that made use of an audio deepfake of company CEO Karim Toubba. The attacker peppered the LastPass employee with a series of calls, text messages, though the employee recognized it as a scam attempt and no damage was done.

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Is Deepfake Technology Outpacing Security Countermeasures?

February 26, 2024

Deepfakes pose significant challenges for businesses, especially as deepfake technology becomes more accessible to cyber criminals. Spotting a deepfake can be challenging, requiring vigilance and education of their common flaws.

Man holding a fake moustache showing deepfake scam fraud

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Hong Kong Video Deepfake Scam Nets HK$200 Million, Fraud Involved Simulation of Multiple Video Conference Participants

February 12, 2024

A Hong Kong deepfake scam that netted HK$200 million made use of a fake video conference with multiple company executives. The employee that was targeted reportedly did suspect fraud at first, but nevertheless ended up making a total of 15 bank transfers.

Keyboard with Facebook and fake news buttons showing Facebook ban of deepfake videos ahead of 2020 election

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Facebook Bans Deepfake Videos Ahead of 2020 Election

January 21, 2020

Facebook’s ban of deepfake videos appears to be a focus on the wrong threat as the technology has not shown to be advanced or user-friendly enough to create damaging "fake news”.

Cyber Security Insights

Deepfakes Could Break the Internet

October 21, 2019

Deepfakes are becoming more effective with the advances in machine learning, CGI, and facial mapping technology. Humans will be increasingly unable to trust the evidence of their own eyes.

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Secretary of State Rubio Impersonated With AI Deepfakes Targeting Officials

Hackers Using Deepfake Videos of YouTube’s CEO to Steal Creators’ Account Credentials

The Deepfake Threat to Election Security: A Looming Crisis

LastPass Reports Voice Phishing Attempt on Employee Using Audio Deepfake of Company CEO

Is Deepfake Technology Outpacing Security Countermeasures?

Hong Kong Video Deepfake Scam Nets HK$200 Million, Fraud Involved Simulation of Multiple Video Conference Participants

Facebook Bans Deepfake Videos Ahead of 2020 Election

Deepfakes Could Break the Internet

Russian Phishing Campaign Targets Messaging App Users to Steal Recovery Keys and Take Over Accounts

“Cyber Shield,” Britain’s Agentic AI Cyber Defense Project, Prepares for the World of Machine-Speed Attacks

Data Breach Hits AssuranceAmerica Exposing Personal Information of Nearly 7 Million People

Data Breach at Aflac Japan Impacts 4.38 Million Customers and Sales Agents