Hello everyone, I'm Ergou.
These days, AI face swapping is not a new thing
But do you dare to believe that a Hong Kong company was defrauded of 200 million Hong Kong dollars because of this?
What's going on?
According to the Hong Kong District Daily on February 4**, Hong Kong** disclosed the first multi-person face-swapping AI fraud case, and the Hong Kong branch of a multinational company headquartered in the United Kingdom was defrauded of 200 million Hong Kong dollars (equivalent to 1.).800 million RMB).
According to **, it was revealed** Collected images of the company's top brass on YouTube, and then used artificial intelligence deepfake technology to fake the faces and voices of top british executives. Moreover, in order to prevent leaks, the face and voice of the chief financial officer (CFO) of the British headquarters, who usually has a close working relationship with the Hong Kong branch, were faked, and the degree was extremely high.
After the preparations were completed, in January of this year, ** began to start.
*First, in the name of the CFO of the UK headquarters, he sent a message to the finance staff of the Hong Kong branch, claiming that the company was going to conduct a confidential transaction, and invited the Hong Kong staff to hold a multi-person ** meeting online, and guess what?
It is amazing that at the meeting, 4 to 6 high-level personnel of the British headquarters, including the CFO, were faked at once! Who is not confused in this meeting?
During the meeting, the CFO asked the financial officer of the Hong Kong branch to make a brief self-introduction, and then other senior executives briefly discussed the company's transaction decision, and asked the CFO to follow up on the remittance of the Hong Kong branch. When the Hong Kong staff looked at so many high-level executives who were exactly the same as real people, they didn't find anything unusual.
The CFO then sent remittance instructions to the finance officer of the Hong Kong branch through instant messaging software, asking him to deposit a total of HK$200 million into five local bank accounts in 15 installments a week as funds for confidential transactions.
In the end, the Hong Kong branch did not find out that it had been deceived until a few days ago when it checked with the headquarters.
In fact, with current AI technology, it is very simple to deepfake** or voice fake someone, American star Taylor. Swift is often a victim.
Not long ago, foreign social platforms were flooded with Taylor. Swift's massive fakes" ** and have been viewed in the tens of millions.
Sometimes you may not even realize that you're focusing on a beautiful woman! This is no joke! Emily, a model who has recently gained popularity on Instagram, is a case in point.
With her shapely figure and long brown hair, she has attracted more than 190,000 followers on Instagram in just four months. These fans include football stars, billionaires, MMA fighters and tennis players, among others, and many dream of dating her. Her charm not only attracts the general public, but also makes celebrities from all walks of life fall in love with her, and most people have never found out her AI identity, and asked if she has a boyfriend in private messages.
It's amazing! But who would have thought that she was actually an AI?
Emily's creator described her birth this way: "I asked ChatGPT what kind of girl is the dream girl of most men, and it told me that it was long hair and long legs. I designed her based on this suggestion to make her popular and attractive. ”
On Fanvue, a content creation platform, Emily's creator has earned nearly $10,000 through her. "In the beginning, I had to spend 14 to 16 hours a day to accurately capture her face and figure. Now it's finally easier and only has to work 8 hours a week. ”
Netizens speculated that Emily's image was created through a combination of face swapping, deepfakes, and elaborate retouching. Even today, when AI creation is becoming more and more common, the quality of her production is still considered "superior".
Recently, Emily's Jimei has also appeared! Emily's creators designed a sister named Fiona for her. By now, Fiona has attracted about 30,000 followers on Instagram.
This kind of similar AI fraud incident occurs frequently in China.
The police in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province once received a security guard that a company's financial fraudsters pretended to be company leaders and asked for a transfer through AI face-swapping technology with Zhang**, and Zhang believed that the company's money was really transferred. In the end, through the efforts of many parties, the police successfully intercepted the defrauded funds of 1.56 million yuan in only 9 minutes.
CCTV reporters reported that they were seen in a technology company that provides technical support to the public security organsWith a high-configuration computer, it only takes one or two minutes to synthesize a 10-second face swap**。And with the development of technology, it is not difficult to change the face in real time of the chat, and the similarity can reach 80%.
Not long ago, the Jiangyang Beicheng Police Station received a report, and Ms. Chen claimed to have received it"Daughter"** said that he was kidnapped, and then a man threatened in **: "Prepare 800,000, otherwise you will be stabbed a few times, and then ......."
Fortunately, Ms. Chen was not deceived, but chose to call the police as soon as possible. After ** investigation, Ms. Chen suffered from "AI onomatopoeia" and "AI face swap" fraudFraudsters use virtual numbers to disguise their daughter's ** number, and at the same time use AI synthesis to simulate their daughter's voice to commit fraud.
Finally, in the face of AI face swapping and onomatopoeia scams, please be vigilant, don't disclose your personal information, and don't transfer money easily!
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