Deepfakes and Synthetic Media
Synthetic images, video and cloned voices create problems at both ends of the justice system: new offences to investigate, and growing doubt about the authenticity of digital evidence. Detection tools exist but are in an arms race with the generation techniques they aim to identify.
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South Korea's police have arrested 419 deepfake suspects across 1,636 investigations using a self-built artificial intelligence system. The force disclosed today that the deepfake…
The FBI has warned that fraudsters are using artificial intelligence deepfake videos of senior officials to target previous scam victims. The videos show an FBI leader urging…
Cybercriminals fear artificial intelligence tools could take away their work, according to researchers at cybersecurity firm Sophos. Sophos analysed chatter across dark web…
On 7 April 2026, Montreal-based company Winston AI launched a forensic image detection service designed to identify deepfakes, synthetic media, and manipulated visual content.…
The Bowman Police Department has advised residents to remain alert to phone calls seeking money, which may utilise voice cloning. Police Chief Charles Headley highlighted the…