Deepfake ‘face swap’ attacks surged 704% last year, study finds

Deepfake “face swap” attacks skyrocketed by 704% from the first to the second half of 2023, according to new research. Analysts at iProov, a British biometric firm, attributed the surge to the growing accessibility of sophisticated generative AI tools.  With their ability to manipulate key traits of an image or video, face swaps made with GenAI are difficult to detect. They’re also user-friendly and affordable. To create convincing face swaps, all you need is off-the-shelf software. The manipulated or synthetic output is then fed to a virtual camera. “There has been a proliferation in face swap tools making it very easy…

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