Are scam callers using a Donald Trump copycat voice to trick you out of money?
You may hang up on a scam caller, but would you hang up on Donald Trump? Criminals may be hoping you'll listen up and fall for their scam with the help of a deepfake Donald.
Scam psychology: How deepfake Walmart callers use your own brain against you
Scammers are using deepfake voices to trick you in fake Walmart calls. But it's the psychology behind the voices that works even better than the AI. Here are four psychological tactics that cyber criminals will use on you -- and how to defeat them.
Crooks are hijacking AI avatars to use for cybercrime
Criminals are hijacking legitimate AI avatars normally used for training, ads, and more. They're deploying them to trick people out of money, cryptocurrency and passwords. What are AI companies doing to keep their avatars from a life of crime? Here's what we found.
Fake authors are swindling people with shady AI travel guides
Your number one travel tip for 2024? Stay away from the deepfake authors flooding the Amazon Kindle Store with shoddy travel books. We take a trip to fact check six travel guides and expose their sloppy and often incorrect info. We'll also show you how to find good, helpful travel tips for your vacations.
Would you fall for this deepfake scam call?
Human or AI? That's the question we'll need to ask ourselves when the phone rings. Criminals are using artificial intelligence to create fakes voices of our loved ones and trick us out of money. Now, you can hear one of these real deepfake scam calls for yourself.
Two years of war & industrial cyberattacks in Ukraine
In two years of full-on war, Russia has pummeled Ukraine with cyberattacks. The most dangerous may be the industrial cyberattacks which can have a physical impact, like a power outage. Here's a look at the momentous industrial cyberattacks that have hit Ukraine --- and also put the world on notice that Russian military hackers are devising new ways to get inside the machines that run your world.
Two crime fighters accused of running money for romance scammers
One is Special Deputy United States Marshal. The other, a tax auditor supporting criminal investigations. But prosecutors say these two crime fighters took part in crime themselves, receiving thousands of dollars from victims of romance scams and helping process stolen money. What crimes are they accused of? See how investigators say the schemes went down.
Scammers are stealing people's faces for live video calls
Criminals are swiping peoples pictures from social media and using them to create deepfakes for live calls with their victims. Romance scammers revealed these strategies and more in brazen social media posts about their tools and tactics. Their videos show real conversations with victims as the scam plays out.
Watch the checkout for ugly surprises when shopping online
Shopping too quickly can cost you! Some companies are adding in surprises at checkout that could leave you paying for something you did not want or expect. Here's one sneaky way they're doing it.
Learn to detect a deepfake voice with an Elon Musk clone
Fake voice attacks are coming in through your phone and your social media. A new round of Elon Musk fakes shows how criminals are using the clones against you and how you can detect them. In this latest scam ad on YouTube, the Elon clone claims you're one of 45 people he's hand-picked to try out his new money-making venture.