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Rising Deepfake Incidents Test Business and Political Defenses A finance worker wires millions after a video call with a fake CFO. The clone of a CEO’s voice issues an urgent payment order. A fabricated leader appears in a video, insulting allies. These recent deepfake incidents show a clear pattern. Attackers now blend social engineering, AI, … Read more
Deepfake Era Dawns – We are living in the dawn of the deepfake era. With some reporting fraud attempts using synthetic voices surging over 1,300% in just one year, the time to act is now. Facing this flood of fake reality, the aptly named Reality Defender launched a new public API and free developer tier, simplifying … Read more
If You See It, Hear It, Believe It… You May Be Wrong We’ve become the opposite of the three wise monkeys: seeing, hearing, and speaking evil—all thanks to deepfakes. You can no longer believe what you see, hear, or say. According to Pindrop’s 2025 Voice Intelligence & Security Report, deepfakes are now a daily risk. … Read more
We’ve reported that human error is often at the root of cybersecurity breaches. From weak passwords to careless clicks, people are the weakest link in cyber defense. And if behavioral psychology can boost sales in legitimate businesses, why not in crime? Like stores use your desire for a bargain to take you from your cash, … Read more
“Trust is like the air we breathe. When it’s present, nobody really notices; when it’s absent, everybody notices.” Warren Buffett’s words ring especially true in today’s digital economy, where trust is the foundation of all enduring business relationships, large and small. In the rapidly growing world of digital payments, trust is both the lifeblood of … Read more