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…
‘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…
Secure voice biometrics: deepfake speech detection and ASVspoof
Secure voice biometrics: deepfake speech detection and ASVspoof Online June 29, 2021 at 12:30pm CEST The European Association for Biometrics…
ID R&D announces high accuracy in NIST voice biometrics testing as survey shows deepfakes misunderstood
ID R&D has announced the accuracy results of its voice biometric technology in the 2019 Speaker Recognition Evaluation (SRE): Conversation…
Deepfake voice technology claims first fraud victims
Criminal deepfake attacks have claimed their first victims, with a British energy defrauded of nearly a quarter-million dollars through a…
Voice biometrics seen by some, at least, as strategic
Today’s biometrics opportunity/concern is voice. Vendors and buyers of ID management products are moving aggressively into voice recognition, yet at…
