Threat Thursday: The Deepfake Scam - When Your Eyes and Ears Can't Be Trusted

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Threat Thursday: The Deepfake Scam - When Your Eyes and Ears Can't Be Trusted
> A video call from your "CEO" or a voice note from a "Family Member" asking for money?

We all communicate each other with mobile phone's calls. Imagine you receive a call from your boss to transfer a amount urgently. Or getting a voice message from your relative, begging for financial help. Your senses tell you it is a real, but your instincts scream that something's wrong.

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Welcome to **Threat Thursday**, where we expose digital threats to you. Today, we are going to show you a big threat which you can not imagine to be possible.

<center>How DeepFake Scam Works</center>
- Data Collection:
Scammers get video or audio clips from your social media.
- AI Manipulation:
Using AI attackers create fake video and audio clones that say anything they program.
- The Attack: 
The deepfake is deployed in a targeted scam for example for a CEO or family member calling for emergency funds.

<center>Why This Threat is So Dangerous</center>
- It bypasses logical defenses of our brains
- Highly targeted that contain psychological impact
- Increasing accessibility of technology that create convincing deepfakes is becoming cheaper and easier to use.

<center>Your 5 Point Defense Plan</center>
1. Establish Verification Protocols
2. Look for Digital Glitches
3. Verify through Known Channels
4. Limit Public Media Sharing
5. Trust Your Gut

<center>Real World Impact</center>
Companies have lost millions to CEO deepfake scams. Families have been tricked into sending life savings to relatives.

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Stay Smart, Stay Safe!!!
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