Meta is sounding the alarm in front of the sentimental scams based on the AI
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The AI is diverted by crooks and other grazers to generate images, videos and artificial voice in order to trap Facebook users and then strip them.
Watch out for sentimental scams by AI
David Agranovich, responsible for global threats at Meta, talks about the case of a network of cybercriminals in Cambodia which aims for Internet users in Japan and China. According to Openai, these scammers use their tools to generate and translate content.
The scammers establish relationships of trust with their victims over time to obtain, little by little, money and personal data. The crooks act on all social networks but Meta is unable to detect only part. The company does not rely on images and videos, easily falsifiable by AI. The company is based on suspicious behavior and technical signals.
According to David Agranovich, this method is effective since AI is not able to imitate normal behavioral patterns… for the moment?
The current period is conducive to scams between winter isolation and the approach of Valentine's Day. Rachel Tobac, executive at Meta, invites users to “Polished paranoia” Faced with online sentimental rapprochements. Especially when they are accompanied by requests for money for alleged emergencies or professional opportunities.
Since the advent of AI to the general public, scams have multiplied in recent months. The tools are available to the general public and Rachel Tobac explains that crooks use bots that generate virtual characters. The scammers are able to make calls with artificial voices, without any human intervention.
