More and more of us "average" human beings are paying the price for not taking steps to make our social media sites more secure, and it is costing innocent Americans their jobs in some cases. For those who aren't aware of what deepfakes are, in most cases, it's the practice of digitally manipulating and spreading a person's social media images in a way that causes humiliation or results in defaming an individual. There have been cases of people's personal bank accounts and other forms of information getting exposed on the web from deepfakes. Kids in school have also had their social media accounts hacked in this manner. Techtarget.com has listed ways people can protect themselves from falling victim to deepfakes and similar attacks against people's personal information and images.

Source: The Guardian August 01, 2024 17:27 UTC