In April, Jennifer DeStefano, a Scottsdale mother, shared her story of becoming the victim of an artificial intelligence (AI) scam that used her daughter’s cloned voice to simulate a kidnapping and demand ransom. DeStefano’s intention was to raise public awareness about this new, terrifying breed of deepfake scams, but the response she received exceeded her […]
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On Monday, May 23 the stock market experienced a quick scare after a deepfake image of a Pentagon explosion went viral. Deepfake Image of Pentagon Explosion On Monday morning, a picture of dark smoke ascending next to an official-looking building caused quite a stir on social media. The narrative accompanying the image alleged that it […]
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The following article covers What is a Deepfake? And explains how to detect this fake media. Have you ever heard the term ‘deepfake’ and wondered what it meant? Or seen a suspiciously realistic video of a celebrity saying something they never did? If you answered yes to either question, you’re about to delve into the […]
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Powerhouse Forensics was recently featured in a Fox4 news story titled “Houston-area student accused of creating ‘deep fake’ explicit photos of teacher, sharing them online” A student from a Klein Independent School District (KISD) school is accused of digitally altering and creating fake revealing photos of a teacher, then sharing the explicit images online. According […]
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