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AI & Enterprise
Calendar invites emerge as new phishing route targeting work meetings
Calendar invitations used by office workers are increasingly being abused as a new channel for phishing attacks, luring users to click malicious links and enter personal information by posing as legitimate meetings. Business Insider reported that Sublime detected calendar-based attacks jumping 1,216 percent in August from the prior month, while Microsoft flagged a 277 percent rise in June. Cases included AI-generated voice and video impersonation and hijacked accounts. Okta urged adopting passkeys.
AI & Enterprise
China clarifies liability for AI deepfakes and face, voice cloning
China\'s Supreme People\'s Court has set standards for judging civil liability arising from AI deepfakes, voice cloning and AI hallucinations. Using or disclosing an identifiable face or voice created by AI without consent may be deemed an infringement of personality rights, it said. The guidance also sets out liability for AI service operators that fail to act after notice, and addresses algorithm-based price discrimination. Authorities are also stepping up enforcement against AI falsehoods and impersonation.
Crypto
Darknet selling deepfake tools to bypass KYC, threatening finance and crypto platforms
Fraud tools that use AI deepfakes and real-time voice alteration to bypass know-your-customer checks on financial platforms are being sold on the darknet, Cointelegraph reported. Dark Web Informer said a seller known as Jinkusu offers tools to deceive KYC systems at banks and crypto platforms. Vecert Analyzer said the tool uses real-time face swaps via InsightFace and voice changes to evade biometric authentication.
