At the weekend, the police in Hong Kong told about the attempted fraud against a financier in a large international company in January. He is said to have been contacted by the finance director of the company, who said he wanted to discuss some sensitive transactions, according to the national broadcaster RTHK. “Deepfake” technology under attack The financier had initially been puzzled by the inquiry. When he later discussed the matter in a video conference with what he thought were several of his own colleagues, he turned around. The fraudsters used “deepfake” technology in the attack, according to the police in Hong Kong. Using the technology, they faked both the video and the voices of their colleagues, and tricked the financier. He eventually made 15 transactions totaling around NOK 272 million at today’s exchange rate. – Makes the attack very credible Now Økokrim is asking both people and businesses in Norway to be vigilant. Department director for prevention and intelligence in Økokrim, Lone Charlotte Pettersen. Photo: Økokrim – Criminals have started to use “deepfake” technology, which makes the attacks very believable, says department director for prevention and intelligence in Økokrim, Lone Charlotte Pettersen. – It is expected that criminals will make use of the technology in several forms of fraud in the future. Økokrim registers that fraud attempts are becoming more and more targeted and sophisticated. In recent years, there has been a significant increase in the number of digital frauds, and Økokrim believes it is now a social problem. What is a “deepfake”? A deepfake is an image, sound or video that has been manipulated using artificial intelligence. Such content can make it seem as if someone has said something they have not said, or done something they have not done. It can be used for a lot of nonsense, but also misused to create fake pornographic images of celebrities, or make it look like a head of state is coming up with a serious plan. Will be used in director fraud In its threat assessment, Økokrim highlighted that it is very likely that “deepfake” will be used to an increasing extent in director fraud. – There is no reason to believe that we are less exposed to such fraud here than in Hong Kong, says Pettersen. news has previously written that several researchers believe that 2024 will be the year of “deepfakes”, after several fake nude photos of Taylor Swift were spread in January. The issue of “deepfake” will be the topic of Urix on Wednesday at 9.20pm on news TV or on NRK1.
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Økokrim warns the business community about “deepfake” fraud – news Norway – Overview of news from different parts of the country
