Age of deepfakes means Internet users must be more alert than ever


High-profile deepfakes featuring famous people are just the tip of the iceberg in frauds that use AI tools. — AFP

PARIS: Breakneck evolution of AI tools able to generate convincing text, images and even live video is enabling ever smarter and more targeted scams, cybersecurity experts told AFP, urging Internet users to raise their guard.

In recent weeks a high-profile “romance scam” in France, in which a woman forked over €830,000 (RM3.81mil), or fake donation drives for Los Angeles fire victims show “absolutely everyone, private individuals or businesses, is a target for cyberattacks”, said Arnaud Lemaire of cybersecurity firm F5.

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