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06/27/2023

The Online Safety Bill has proposed a tighter new law on deepfakes.

Laws around sharing intimate images without consent will (at last) be cleaned up, but there's still one huge wrong we need to right

06/13/2023

If you like to post a lot of pictures of yourself or your family, please watch this. Image editing has become quite advanced thanks to artificial intelligence. The laws need to be changed, but there is only so much they can do once the genie is out of the bottle. It is already out of control.

06/01/2023

Child beauty queen, JonBenet Ramsey was murdered in 1996. Her mysterious murder shocked the world. Today, her has been digitally manipulated through the use of tools with a video reminder about her unsolved murder.

If people can use this technology to make a murdered child talk again on video, imagine what can be done to your own image and that of your loved ones.

05/10/2023

CYBER criminals are selling deepfake revenge p**n on the dark web for up to $15,800 for a minute-long video, an investigation has revealed.

Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) technology have made this disturbing scheme much easier to execute.

AI-powered systems like Stable Diffusion or Midjourney, which translate text prompts into pictures, can be used to create stunning images.

But these image generators can also be used to create p**nographic pictures that can look hyper-realistic.

Face-swapping technology can digitally manipulate p**nography to make it look like other people are present in the images or film.

The creation of p**nographic deepfakes for revenge can fetch between $300 (£240) to $20,000 (£15,870) per minute, according to cybersecurity giant Kaspersky.
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CYBER criminals are selling deepfake revenge p**n on the dark web for up to $15,800 for a minute-long video, an investigation has revealed. Recent advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) techn…

10/19/2022

Some companies are using fake, AI-generated images of "staff" who don't exist on their "about us" pages in an attempt to make their company look bigger.

An investigation by Evan Ratliff for Insider found companies were using Generative Adversarial Network (GAN) software to create AI-generated pictures on their websites to give the impression that these "people" were staff members.

Ratliff spoke to Lukas, the man behind an Austrian test-prep company called takeIELTS, who confirmed he had used several fake images on its "about us" page. Ratliff noticed several anomalies in the "employees," with one wearing only one earring and another with one side of his face shaved closer than the other.

Despite the company appearing to have plenty of positive reviews from legitimate customers, Lukas told Ratliff that the impression of a large workforce improved takeIELTS's credibility: "It conveys the right message that it's a big company working with professionals."

"That, I guessed, was most likely the rationale behind a lot of the 'about us' sites," Ratliff noted, adding that some companies may want to "project a level of diversity they had never obtained" by bulking out staff rosters.

Ratliff said when he checked in on takeIELTS months later, Lukas had removed all the fake images and changed the company's name.

The use of to create "nonexistent people" online has proliferated in recent years alongside the growing capabilities of AI, but usually are used as part of a scam or in a bid to influence elections.

"They aren't meant to impersonate anyone, or steal an . They're meant to impersonate everyone, to mimic the fundamentals of human appearance with increasing fidelity," Ratliff wrote.

The website of another company, Informa Systems, which sold law enforcement training materials to the City of Austin Police Department, was covered with fake images. An image of the company's supposed chief marketing officer, "Roger Tendul," had appeared on 30 other sites, Ratliff found. Just one Informa Systems employee, Mark Connolly, appeared to be real.

source: https://www.businessinsider.com

10/03/2022

Can you tell which picture is real and which one was computer generated? Throughout social media, there is enough content available to create deep fake models for millions of people. Every day people all over the world make themselves vulnerable by posting information about themselves. Criminals have equipped themselves with these kinds of digital tools. However, blockchain based tools like CertifiedTrue's Photoshop technology are the 1st line of defense against digital criminals. Contact us today to schedule a demo!

09/27/2022

Car dealership fraud is exploding! Identity theft not only devastates people but has a deep impact on businesses.

While buying a car online can be convenient, it forces dealerships to rely on faxed paperwork instead of in person interactions, potentially opening the industry to an entire new level of fraud.

In this particular case, the criminal appears to have manufactured a Rhode Island’s driver license using the victim's name and address, but used a photo of someone else.

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09/05/2022

Happy Labor Day from the team at CertifiedTrue.com!

09/01/2022

In an article in the Washington Post, Chris Ume, the creator of the viral DeepTomCruise deepfake account on Tiktok is back and has launched a start-up called Metaphysic. His mission is to commercialize video deepfakes for the planned metaverse, making them as central to digital life as tweets and memes.

He’ll take that next step Tuesday, when a deepfake developed by Metaphysic, the company he formed with entrepreneur Tom Graham, will compete in the semifinals of the NBC reality hit “America’s Got Talent.”

Another start-up called Stable AI has recently released a program called Stable Diffusion. The AI image-generator is an open-source program that, unlike some rivals, places few limits on the images people can create, leading critics to say it can be used for scams, political disinformation, and privacy violations.

“We should be worried. I follow the technology every day, and I’m worried,” said Subbarao Kambhampati, a professor at the School of Computing & AI at Arizona State University who has studied deepfakes and virtual identities. He said he expects the “AGT” moment will make platforms like these take off even further, even as the technology improves by the day.

“They’re only telling half the story — the one about you using your own image,” he said. “The other side is someone else using it to defraud, spread disinformation and disrupt society. And you have to ask if being able to move around a little more on Zoom is worth that.” stated Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley and an expert on deepfakes.

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Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/08/30/deep-fake-video-on-agt/

08/22/2022

With crime skyrocketing out of control in cities like New York City, it is crucial that law enforcement has the latest technology to do their job and keep criminals locked up. CertifiedTrue's blockchain based technology authenticates images immediately providing solid evidence that will stand up in court.

08/16/2022

Criminals use the same technology law enforcement does. The only way to be sure that the image you see has not been altered is through CertifiedTrue.com's Photoproof technology. Contact us today to schedule a demo!