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AI-Faked Photos of a PNG Celebrity Are Fuelling Facebook Scams. Her Country Is Racing to Catch Up.
Jennifer Baing found nearly 100 fake accounts using AI-altered images of her to steal money from strangers. Papua New Guinea wants new laws. Its cybercrime unit has seven officers.
A journalist scored 25% on an AI fake-image quiz. Experts say that is about average.
A new survey found Americans can barely tell real photos from AI-generated fakes. CBS News consumer investigator Kristine Lazar tried a 12-question quiz and got three right. Here is what that means for the rest of us.
You Probably Can't Spot an AI Fake Face. Researchers Think They Can Teach You
A team of scientists across three countries is testing whether ordinary people can be trained to tell real faces from AI-generated impostors. The early results are cautiously encouraging.
Scammers Sent AI Fake Photos of a Missing Man to His Parents and Demanded $6,000
Criminals used a social media plea about a missing autistic man to generate a fake image of him and threaten his family. It is a preview of where AI-powered extortion is heading.
A City Council Candidate Made Fake CNN News Stories on His Phone. It Probably Won't Be the Last Time.
A New York race showed how easy it is to generate convincing fake political news with AI. The tools are only getting cheaper and faster.
When the Help Desk Becomes the Front Door: AI-Assisted Social Engineering Hits Onboarding
IBM's 2025 breach data puts AI-assisted attacks at 16% of cases studied. A growing share of those start with a phone call to the service desk, and new-hire onboarding is where defences are thinnest.
Tasmania Becomes Last Australian State to Outlaw Non-Consensual Sharing of Intimate Images
After years of victims being turned away by police with no clear law to apply, Tasmania's government has announced it will criminalise the sharing — or threatening to share — intimate images without consent, including AI-generated fakes.
AI Scams Trick Millions of Americans, Cost $68 Billion
A Gallup survey puts a hard number on the AI scam epidemic: 15 million victims, $68 billion lost, and a data gap that leaves the U.S. flying blind.