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- Bollywood
‘Deepfake se bacho doston’: Ranveer flags deepfake alert after AI video goes viral
Mumbai: After superstar Aamir Khan flagged a deepfake video of himself, a purported election pitch for a certain political party; actor Ranveer Singh has become the latest victim of the menace sweeping the industry. …
- India
Kota: 2 Congress workers held for sharing Om Birla’s deepfakes
Amid the raging election campaigning season, two Congress workers have been apprehended for allegedly sharing a video, denounced by the BJP as a deepfake of the BJP candidate for the Kota constituency,…
- Business
Deepfake video meeting with fake CFO costs company $25.6 mn
Hong Kong: A deepfake video conference call where a digitally recreated avatar of the chief financial officer (CFO) ordered money transfers has cost a multinational company $25.6 million in a first-such scam.…
- World
Multinational company loses USD 26 mn in deepfake cybercrime
In yet another incident of cybercrime using deepfake technology, a multinational company lost USD 26 million. Although the incident took place in Hong Kong in mid-January, it has come to light now.…
- Bollywood
Akshay Kumar becomes target of deepfake video; actor plans legal action
Mumbai: In a concerning turn of events, actor Akshay Kumar finds himself in the crosshairs of a deepfake scandal, as a fabricated video has surfaced online, featuring the superstar promoting a game…
- Bollywood
Sonu Sood speaks out about terrifying deepfake encounter
Mumbai: Actor and philanthropist Sonu Sood recently fell victim to an incident involving deepfake technology, as scammers attempted to exploit his image for fraudulent purposes. The actor received a screen recording of…
- India
Mixed response to deepfake advisory; govt to notify rules in week
New Delhi: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said compliance with the advisory on deepfakes has been “mixed” from social media and online platforms, and promised that amended IT rules will be…
- India
Deepfake concerns: Social media platforms asked to comply with IT rules
New Delhi: The government has issued an advisory to all platforms to comply with IT rules amid growing concerns around deepfakes and misinformation powered by AI, according to an official release. The advisory…
- India
SC judge voices concern over online harassment, says deepfake tech raises privacy invasion alarms
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Saturday voiced her concern over the rising trend of sexual harassment through social media and said the emergence of deepfake technology is ground-breaking…
- Bollywood
Watch: Mahesh Babu in Animal movie, fans react
Mumbai: Animal movie starring Ranbir Kapoor is set to hit the theatres this weekend. From social media platforms to newspapers, the film has created a lot of buzz everywhere ever since its…
- Technology
Will help Indian Govt towards developing responsible AI: Google
New Delhi: Google on Thursday said it is committed to share its expertise and knowledge with the Indian Government and industry stakeholders towards developing responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI). The company’s statement came…
- Technology
Scammers create ‘Deepfake’ of Binance executive, meet his contacts
New Delhi: World’s largest crypto exchange Binance’s chief communications officer Patrick Hillmann has revealed that online scammers made a Deepfake profile of him and tricked crypto community members into online meetings with…