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Mobile Malware Uses Deepfakes, Social Engineering to Bypass Biometric Authentication

SecureWorld News

A sophisticated form of mobile malware dubbed "GoldPickaxe" has been uncovered, which collects facial recognition data to produce deepfake videos, enabling hackers to bypass biometric authentication protections on banking apps. The hackers rely heavily on social engineering tactics to distribute the malware.

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Epic Games shuts down Houseparty app to focus on metaverse

CTOvision

Houseparty, the social video app that launched in 2016 and soared in popularity during the pandemic, will be shutting down in October, the company announced Thursday.

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How Brands Can Inspire User Engagement and Nurture UGC Through Art

IT Toolbox

When a brand successfully sparks consumer engagement, coveted social media posts typically follow. Finding marketing strategies that nurture organic, user-generated content (online images, videos, stories and conversations involving the brand) requires a hearty dose of creativity and authenticity.

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Social Engineering 2.0: The Rise of Deepfake Phishing

SecureWorld News

And one of the most successful and increasingly prevalent ways of attack has come from social engineering, which is when criminals manipulate humans directly to gain access to confidential information. Social engineering is more sophisticated than ever, and its most advanced iteration is the topic of today's discussion: deepfakes.

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Bobbi Athoff leaks remind us the dangers of deepfake videos

Dataconomy

The video’s rapid spread across social platforms has sparked widespread speculation, with many fans concluding it to be an AI-generated clip purportedly showing Althoff in a compromising position. Are Bobbi Athoff leaks AI-generated?

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Kulhad pizza viral video turned out to be “AI-generated”

Dataconomy

The recent Kulhad pizza viral video has surfaced online, and the owner said it is “AI-generated” and not genuine. A viral video initially believed to feature the owner and his wife in compromising circumstances has turned out to be a fake, according to a statement issued by Sehaj, the restaurant’s proprietor.

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Social media used to be free. Not anymore.

Vox

Friso Gentsch/picture alliance via Getty Images You used to pay for social media with your eyeballs. If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product” has long been a common refrain about the business of social media. But now, this free model of social media — subsidized by advertising — is under pressure.

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