Criminals running romance scams have added a new weapon to their playbook: real-time deepfake video calls that let them pose ...
A Filipino woman thought she had found love with Dubai’s charismatic crown prince after weeks of flirtatious messages and intimate video calls. Instead, she became the latest victim of an increasingly ...
A woman named Abigail believed she was in a romantic relationship with a famous actor. The messages felt real. The voice sounded right. The video looked authentic. And the love felt personal. By the ...
Consumer investigator Brian Roche, who has been exploring the use of AI in scams, demonstrated how easily these videos can be made. Sign up for our Newsletters Dr. Peilong Li, a computer engineer and ...
The FBI says scammers are creating fake websites and other schemes to pretend to be with the FBI as a way to reach more ...
Apple is warning iPhone users about FaceTime scams. Learn how the fraud works, what Apple recommends, and how to report ...
In May 2024, Pooja Shali, an anchor for India Today, received a concerned message from a friend. The friend had been scrolling Instagram Reels and came across what appeared to be a video of Shali ...
FaceTime allows iPhone users not only to talk to someone but to actually see them as they engage in conversation. But, as criminals do with many helpful features, they use them to conduct a scam.
A Cuban content creator named Luis Manresa recently took to Facebook to share a live phone call with a scammer attempting to ...
Whether we were ready for it or not, generative AI technology has circulated far and wide across the internet. Most of the major tech brands are pushing their own AI-powered tools and assistants, and ...