Deepfakes are a growing threat. They are primarily a social engineering tool. That means they will increasingly be used in phishing attacks, BEC attacks, reputation attacks, and public opinion attacks (such as election meddling). Existing methods in all these areas are already successful; but the arrival of deepfake videos will take them to a different level.
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The Growing Threat of Deepfake Videos
Deepfakes are a growing threat. They are primarily a social engineering tool. That means they will increasingly be used in phishing attacks, BEC attacks, reputation attacks, and public opinion attacks (such as election meddling). Existing methods in all these areas are already successful; but the arrival of deepfake videos will take them to a different level. The post The Growing Threat of Deepfake Videos appeared first on SecurityWeek.
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