Voice deepfakes on the rise; biometrics can help
A new type of deepfake is spreading, based on voice recordings. Voice biometric algorithms continue to improve, and threat actors…
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A new idea to fight voice deepfakes from Ruhr University Bochum researchers
Researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany have released a new report with suggestions on how to tackle voice deepfakes…
PhD student uses deepfake to pass popular voice authentication and spoof detection system
University of Waterloo (UW) cybersecurity PhD student Andre Kassis published his findings after being granted access to an account protected…
Daon adds algorithms to improve deepfake detection for voice and face biometrics
Responding to the ongoing rise of deepfake technology, Daon has announced an update to its IdentityX and TrustX biometrics platforms….
Security vendor says fast action is needed now on deepfake voice
A new research report from security analyst vendor Recorded Future says voice cloning is capable of defeating voice multifactor authentication…
ID R&D patents new method for detecting voice spoof attacks and deepfakes
A new patent has been granted to ID R&D for a method of detecting deepfakes and spoof attacks against voice…
‘Grammy said I could stay up late!’ Amazon hints at deepfake voices as family bonding
Amazon executives say they want to give their Alexa voice assistant the ability to mimic any voice it is trained…
China considers legislating face, voice biometric data rules for deepfakes
The Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) has unveiled draft rules intended to regulate the production and distribution of fakes such…
$35M stolen in voice clone as deepfake tech availability increases
A previously unreported incident in which $35 million was stolen in 2020 when fraudsters used voice cloning technology to trick…
Synthetic voice industry wants as much distance from deepfakes as possible
The synthetic voice industry sees how nefarious deepfake creators have been able to define the market for realistic video animations…
