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Rashmika Mandanna deepfake controversy: What are these AI-generated pictures, videos?
1 year, 1 month ago

Rashmika Mandanna deepfake controversy: What are these AI-generated pictures, videos?

Firstpost  

A doctored clip featuring actor Rashmika Mandanna has sent alarm bells ringing about deepfakes. Something like this is honestly, extremely scary not only for me, but also for each one of us who today is vulnerable to so much harm because of how technology is being misused.… — Rashmika Mandanna November 6, 2023 Acknowledging the video, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar …

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Indian investors lose ₹1,000 crore in fake crypto exchanges: Report
2 years, 6 months ago

Indian investors lose ₹1,000 crore in fake crypto exchanges: Report

Live Mint  

Crypto scammers are using a wide range of techniques, including identity scams and phishing, to lure users into investing through fake crypto exchanges. Investors in India have lost as much as ₹1,000 crore in such scams that have spread through social media portals, according to a report by Indian cyber security firm, CloudSEK. According to the report, the scam involves …

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Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District
2 years, 6 months ago

Cybercrimes on Rise in Tamil Nadu as 400 Cases Registered in 4 Months in Krishnagiri District

News 18  

The Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu has witnessed an increase in online crimes after the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a result, the online fraudsters used the situation to their advantage, targeting people who work online for 8 to 12 hours on daily basis, posting fake links to them, posting details on their website in the hope of giving …

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7 in 10 consumers in India encountered tech support scams last year, highest globally: Microsoft
3 years, 5 months ago

7 in 10 consumers in India encountered tech support scams last year, highest globally: Microsoft

The Hindu  

India witnessed a relatively high rate of tech support scams at 69% in the last 12 months - among the highest globally - with a significant increase seen in such scams stemming from unsolicited calls, a Microsoft survey said on Thursday. Microsoft's 2021 Global Tech Support Scam Research report showed that consumers in India experienced a relatively high "scam encounter …

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Online scams through fake Elon Musk accounts have stolen over $2 million in cryptocurrency since October
3 years, 7 months ago

Online scams through fake Elon Musk accounts have stolen over $2 million in cryptocurrency since October

India Today  

Just scrolling through Twitter one fine morning, I observed one of my tweets had received a like by none other than Elon Musk. Since the account closely resembled that of Elon Musk after the hack, there was a chance that people visiting it online would have fallen for the deception. In figures, such social media accounts impersonating Musk have helped …

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Dogecoin warns users to not fall for scams that claim to double or multiply coins
3 years, 7 months ago

Dogecoin warns users to not fall for scams that claim to double or multiply coins

India Today  

As people rushed to buy Dogecoin prior to its peak in the international markets, scammers saw it as an opportunity to fleece the gullible. The Twitter account of Dogecoin warned people against falling for any fake claims involving the cryptocurrency that promise to increase people’s holdings by two or three folds. Through the tweet, it highlighted that there had been …

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