AI scams

On January 31, Forbes published a blog post yesterday (January 30) reporting that Google has alerted its 2.5 billion users around the world to an attack launched with the help of AI. The attackers used AI technology to simulate the voice of a real person, masquerading as a Google customer service agent in the United States and using a number with Google caller ID to contact the victim. The attackers falsely claimed that the victim's Google account had been compromised and temporarily blocked, creating panic and prompting the victim to act quickly. The phone number provided by the attacker can indeed be found on Google...

I guess we have all heard about this recently: an actor in the name of "audition" was tricked into Southeast Asia's electric fraud gangs, and was eventually rescued back to China. I can't help but marvel at the endless ways of fraud, and if you're not careful, you may fall into a carefully arranged trap. As a platform in the field of AI applications, I suddenly feel the need to summarize the typical AI fraud schemes, and give myself and everyone a reminder. Welcome to forward it, so that more people can understand AI scams and be more vigilant. 🚨 Set 1: AI face-swapping video scam Fraudsters collect information about someone through various channels, such as name, phone number, social account, photo...

Recently, a new type of scam utilizing artificial intelligence technology is targeting Gmail users with an alarming degree of realism. As one of the world's largest email services with over 2.5 billion users, Gmail has become a key target for cybercriminals. Sam Mitrovic, a Microsoft solutions consultant, almost fell victim to this advanced scam recently. He received a notification of a Gmail account recovery request, followed by a phone call claiming to be from Google. The caller claimed that Mitrovic's account had been attacked within the past week and had downloaded...

Cybersecurity company McAfee and Lenovo have teamed up to launch a new Deepfake Detector, claiming to be the world's first automatic Deepfake detector that can curb phishing. McAfee said the tool is based on its own AI algorithm and can help users identify possible Deepfake scams and other AI scams. It has invited some Lenovo AI PC users in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia to test it, initially limited to English contexts. McAfee said Deepfake …