todayCCTV News CCTV13 "Rule of Law Online" introduced two cases of "AI face-changing and forging indecent photos". The relevant fraud gangs mainly used the victim's video and photo information to create "Sexy photos"Blackmail."
According to reports, Mr. Wu, a Shenzhen citizen, recently received a MMS containing a "sexy photo" of himself and an unknown woman. The suspect also threatened the person in the MMS to transfer money to a designated account before a specified time to "avoid disaster." Mr. Wu then called the police for help.
After investigation, Shenzhen Pingshan police identified a roaming criminal gang that threatened them by saying "we have learned that you are looking for prostitutes outside" and "the nude photos will be made public". With the cooperation of police in many places, the police arrested more than a dozen criminal suspects headed by Wang. The relevant gangs had a clear division of labor, and it was said that "some people edited the photos, and some people looked for targets."
In Weihai, Shandong, there was also a victim, Mr. Wang, who suffered a similar "AI face-changing"Blackmail", his mobile phone also received a "nude photo" MMS containing his face, and text content such as "I have all your video data". When Mr. Wang tried to transfer 200,000 yuan to the suspect, the staff urgently stopped the relevant behavior and called the police. The police followed the clues and arrested the blackmail criminal organization behind it.
The police reminded that such criminal suspects usually collect information such as videos and photos of victims through the Internet and other channels, and use "AI face-changing technology"Synthesis of so-calledObscene Videosor nude photos, and then blackmail the victims through text messages, emails, and other channels.If users receive such text messages from criminals, they should report to the police for help in a timely manner..