Deepfakes on steep rise in South Africa, fintech & banking hardest hit
The Senior Director of Fraud Product Management at TransUnion Africa, Amritha Reddy, has bemoaned the supersonic surge in deepfake cases…
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Scale of deepfake hiring fraud necessitates real-time detection: Reality Defender
When fighting digital ghosts in 2025, the question is not, who you gonna call – but rather, who you gonna…
Mastercard extends Smile ID KYC partnership to continue financial inclusion push
A strategic commercial partnership between Mastercard and South Africa-based Smile ID to accelerate the adoption of digital ID in Africa…
Clearview developing spoof detection for AI-generated, manipulated faces
Clearview AI is in the process of developing software to detect face generated or manipulated with AI, as the company…
iProov warns of new deepfake injection tool for iOS
It’s one thing to sound the alarm about deepfakes and injection attacks, but actually finding and identifying the weapons is…
How hiring fraud has become a cybersecurity threat vector
By Mike Engle, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of 1Kosmos You recently hired a new security analyst for your team. His…
Arsenal for deepfakes and injection attacks continues to grow
Developers of generative AI like to promise endless possibilities, but at the moment, the tech has seemingly gotten just good…
Leveraging digital footprints to outpace evolving fraud tactics
By Maanas Godugunur, senior director, fraud and identity, LexisNexis Risk Solutions From login to checkout, fraud lurks in the shadows…
Deepfakes in Hiring: How to Detect Impersonators in Zoom Interviews
Deepfakes in Hiring: How to Detect Impersonators in Zoom Interviews Online September 30, 2025 at 10am EST Deepfake impersonators are…
Brains and biometrics team up to face down deepfake threat
Academics are joining the effort to stamp out deepfakes, with new scholarships, programs and research digging into the problem from…
