#DeepfakeDetection

AU10TIX Q3 2024 Global Identity Fraud Report Detects Skyrocketing Social Media Attacks

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November 1, 2024 at 05:45PM AU10TIX released its Q3 2024 Global Identity Fraud Report at Money 20/20, highlighting a surge in automated bot attacks targeting social media, particularly before the US presidential election. The report notes advancements in AI-driven fraud techniques, including synthetic selfies, emphasizing the need for behavior-based detection and enhanced verification systems. **Meeting … Read more

Eliminating AI Deepfake Threats: Is Your Identity Security AI-Proof?

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October 25, 2024 at 07:27AM AI impersonation fraud poses a significant threat to organizations, outpacing traditional defenses. A secure-by-design identity platform, like Beyond Identity’s RealityCheck, offers robust defenses against such attacks by ensuring strong identity assurance, device compliance, and real-time risk assessments. This platform is essential for combating emerging identity-based threats effectively. **Meeting Takeaways – … Read more

Reality Defender Banks $33M to Tackle AI-Generated Deepfakes

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October 23, 2024 at 10:23AM Reality Defender, a New York startup, has raised $33 million in an expanded Series A funding round to develop technology for detecting deepfakes and AI-generated media. The investment aims to enhance security and trust in digital content. **Meeting Takeaways:** 1. **Funding Announcement:** A New York startup has successfully raised $33 … Read more

The AI Threat: Deepfake or Deep Fake? Unraveling the True Security Risks

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September 17, 2024 at 10:21AM The security landscape faces an unknown challenge: adversarial use of AI. BlackBerry’s whitepaper delves into AI and its threat, including deepfakes, gen-AI malware, and phishing. The paper stresses the need for effective AI detection and prevention systems to counter the evolving AI threats and the urgency of global, societal solutions. … Read more

GetReal Labs Emerges From Stealth to Tackle Deepfakes

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June 28, 2024 at 10:45AM GetReal Labs, a startup combating manipulated content and deepfakes, has emerged from stealth mode after being incubated by Ballistic Ventures and UC Berkeley Professor Hany Farid. With a focus on authenticating content and detecting deception, the company aims to protect organizations and users worldwide, particularly in financial, media, and government … Read more

Trends at the 2024 RSA Startup Competition

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May 22, 2024 at 01:03PM The RSA Conference 2024’s Innovation Sandbox highlighted emerging trends in AI security, deepfake detection, AI data security, and automation’s identity management. Reality Defender won for its deepfake detection capabilities, as startups showcased advanced AI security and detection technology. Startups are adapting to AI adversaries and data vulnerabilities, foreseeing reinvention of … Read more

Reality Defender Wins RSAC Innovation Sandbox Competition

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May 10, 2024 at 02:20PM Reality Defender, an AI-based security startup, won the Most Innovative Startup at RSA Conference’s Innovation Sandbox for its deepfake detection platform. With a focus on preventing deepfake fraud, the company uses AI to identify manipulated audio, video, and text in real time. The competition also featured pitches from nine other … Read more

Microsoft warns deepfake election subversion is disturbingly easy

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April 2, 2024 at 11:07AM Amid upcoming global elections, Clint Watts, Microsoft’s Threat Analysis Center GM, anticipates AI-driven misinformation influencing outcomes. Deception may not reach feared sophistication but will remain effective due to simple tactics. Watts’ team monitors government-linked threat groups globally and identified AI techniques utilized by Russian actors to post fake news. AI … Read more

South Korean Police Deploy Deepfake Detection Tool in Run-up to Elections

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March 8, 2024 at 03:39PM South Korea’s National Police Agency (KNPA) has developed a tool to detect AI-generated deepfake content, trained on data from 5,400 citizens. The program accurately determines a video’s authenticity in 5-10 minutes, yielding an 80% accuracy rate. While it aids criminal investigations, it won’t be used as direct evidence in trials. … Read more

Major Tech Firms Develop ‘Tech Accord’ to Combat AI Deepfakes

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February 16, 2024 at 04:35PM Major tech companies, including Meta, Microsoft, Google, TikTok, and OpenAI, are collaborating on a “Tech Accord” to combat AI-generated content that poses a threat to global democratic elections. The accord, set to be presented at the Munich Security Conference, aims to develop tools to identify and debunk deepfake content and … Read more