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I had the chance to rise in Senate QP this week, in the wake of the Grok deep fake scandal, to ask the government, yet again, why it is so committed to X, and so unwilling to try Mastodon or Bluesky. Here’s what I heard. What do you think? https://youtu.be/eVlQBnGqZ_U #cdnpoli #Grok #X #Canada #SenateofCanada #NewBrunswick #Fredericton #Mastodon #deepfakes

#introduction 👋 I'm Alex, a researcher studying how generative AI reshapes disinformation and public trust.

Building JudgeGPT, a platform evaluating if people can tell AI-generated news from human-written articles. Spoiler: they mostly can't.

Also writing books on data viz & AI and building iOS apps like Origin Lens (C2PA image verification).

Interested in #misinformation #disinformation #AIethics #ContentAuthenticity #DeepFakes #NLP #HCI #MediaForensics

🔬 github.com/aloth/JudgeGPT

@fxneumann Was #Datenschutz bei #Medien angeht, finde ich gruselig, dass der #Pressekodex den Schutz von Kindern nicht den immer größer werdenden Risiken durch #KI, #Gesichtserkennung, #DeepFakes, #Cybermobbing etc. anpasst. Ich tu mir da inzwischen mit dem #Medienprivileg echt schwer...

#Bytedance #AI #deepfakes

'The company announced changes after a popular content creator demonstrated that it could recreate his voice, office environment, and even generate a rear view of his body using only a single photo.'

https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1018205

If you think AI and deepfakes are THE name of the game in "sophisticated" social engineering attacks, think again. AI-generated deepfakes are often just one step (a final blow) in a larger social engineering kill-chain.

In this week's social engineering case, we see a layered intrusion involving a compromised Telegram account, a fake Zoom meeting, a ClickFix-style infection vector and, as a last step, an AI-generated video.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝?

🔸 The threat actor initiates contact with a specific victim via Telegram, using a legitimate but compromised account of an executive, to leverage existing trust.

🔸 After building rapport through industry-specific conversation, the actor invites the victim to a call, and sends a Calendly link to schedule it.

🔸 The Calendly link redirects to a spoofed Zoom meeting hosted on the threat actor's infrastructure: zoom[.]uswe05[.]us
𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘣𝘷𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 *𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥* 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘥.
𝘉𝘶𝘵, 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵-𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘬𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴 𝘪𝘯. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘥. 𝘈𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥.

🔸 The call begins. The victim sees the video of a CEO from another company. Or, purportedly, their deepfake version.

🔸 And then hey, "the audio is broken!". If only that could quickly get fixed...there are only 20 minutes left in the call.
This is where the ClickFix-style social engineering begins. The the threat actor directs the victim to run troubleshooting commands on their system to fix the issue.

🔸 Embedded within the string of commands is a single command that initiates a multi-stage infection chain, ultimately deploying 7 distinct malware families (described in the report).

"Proven play? Replay".
This is not a one time hit. Mandiant has observed UNC1069 using these techniques to target both corporate entities and individuals within the cryptocurrency industry, as well as venture capital firms and their employees or executives. The list will expand.

Sophisticated social engineering attacks remain the ones that contain multiple elaborate steps that eventually build on each other to make the scheme work.

Full report:
https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/unc1069-targets-cryptocurrency-ai-social-engineering

#socialengineering #deepfakes #infosec #threatintelligence

Was die Welt wieder bedroht und den #klimawandel noch tödlicher macht: #misogynie. #epstein #patriarchat #männerwelten #gewalt #gier #macht #taxtherich #frauen #okonomie #care #fursorge #soziales #handmaidstalevibes

„Zugleich zeigen mehr als 90 Prozent aller #deepfakes Frauen in sexualisierten Handlungen. Und wir sehen Enthüllungen über ein weltweites System, von vor allem männlichen Machtakteuren, wie Frauen und Mädchen als Waren betrachtet werden"…

https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/deutschland/innenpolitik/id_101128084/fall-epstein-un-diplomatin-baerbock-rechnet-mit-machtelite-ab.html

Made by Google. Missed by Google — except for one tool, buried in the garden shed. https://www.digitaldigging.org/p/google-makes-the-fake-and-tells-you

What a fascinating read. Too bad #SynthID currently only works with content created by #Google tools.

#DeepFakes #misinformation #disinformation #Detection

ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 produces detailed celebrity deepfakes and copyrighted character recreations, drawing concern from Hollywood. The model processes multiple media inputs simultaneously and maintains character consistency across shots - a technical leap that distinguishes it from earlier generators. Swiss consultancy claims it outperforms OpenAI's Sora 2 and Google's Veo 3.1.

#AIVideo #DeepFakes #IntellectualProperty

https://www.implicator.ai/bytedances-seedance-2-0-goes-viral-as-ai-celebrity-deepfakes-alarm-hollywood/

#deepfakes #ArtificialIntelligence #TechLaw

https://www.404media.co/grok-nudify-ai-images-impersonation-onlyfans/

404 Media: ‘The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:’ Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans. “Messages from strangers and acquaintances are often the first way targets of abuse imagery learn that images of them are spreading online. Not only is the material disturbing itself — everyone, it seems, has already seen it. Someone was making sexually explicit images of [Kylie] […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/12/the-most-dejected-ive-ever-felt-harassers-made-nude-ai-images-of-her-then-started-an-onlyfans-404-media/

"The YouGov data suggests a strong appetite for stronger enforcement against #BigTech platforms. If X fails to respond adequately to the Commission’s fine, 70% of respondents said they would support repercussions."

#EUPol #Censorship #Xitter #ChildPorn #DeepFakes

https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/02/11/nearly-half-of-europeans-would-back-banning-musks-x-if-it-keeps-breaking-eu-law-new-poll-f

#DeepFakes werden nicht von #KI generiert, sondern von Arschlöchern erstellt #AI

'The Most Dejected I’ve Ever Felt:' Harassers Made Nude AI Images of Her, Then Started an OnlyFans

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404media.co/grok-nudify-ai-images-impersonation-onlyfans/

India’s revamped IT rules now force Instagram and X to label synthetic content within 24 hours—a deadline many say is impossible. The new deep‑fake mandate could reshape AI regulation and platform accountability. How will the changes affect users and creators? Read the full analysis. #AIRegulation #Deepfakes #DigitalPlatforms #IndiaTechLaw

🔗 https://aidailypost.com/news/indias-new-it-rules-give-instagram-x-unworkable-deepfake-deadline

Die Regierung schützt keine Opfer, ignoriert ihr Leid und nutzt die Dienste, die es verursachen, unbeirrt weiter.
Ein Hohn gegenüber allen Betroffenen! 🤬

https://www.watson.ch/schweiz/kuenstliche-intelligenz/583532070-deutschschweizer-schueler-verschickten-ki-deepnudes-von-mitschuelerinnen

#eXIT #fckmsk #Deepfakes #ai #unplugGAFAM

Deepfakes and digital impersonation are posing significant threats to Nigeria's security, financial systems, and social trust through sophisticated AI-driven fraud and misinformation.

Full report: https://aibase.ng/ai-ethics-policy/how-deepfakes-and-digital-impersonation-are-threatening-nigeria/

#ai #aibase #aibasenig #Deepfakes #CyberSecurity #Nigeria #AIEthics #DigitalSafety

https://aibase.ng/ai-ethics-policy/how-deepfakes-and-digital-impersonation-are-threatening-nigeria/

Deepfakes and digital impersonation are posing significant threats to Nigeria's security, financial systems, and social trust through sophisticated AI-driven fraud and misinformation.

Full report: https://aibase.ng/ai-ethics-policy/how-deepfakes-and-digital-impersonation-are-threatening-nigeria/

#ai #aibase #aibasenig #Deepfakes #CyberSecurity #Nigeria #AIEthics #DigitalSafety