The Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (Ho Chi Minh City Police) also issued a warning about the situation of many subjects taking advantage of AI technology (artificial intelligence) to induce “sensitive chat”. feeling” and then blackmailed.
Accordingly, the subjects used the friend-making and online dating features of social networking platforms and applications to find ways to get to know the victim online.
To build trust with victims, subjects can use real images and real information taken from actors or models shared on social networks, using AI deepfake technology (a method of creating creating fake technology products in the form of sounds, images, videos) to create real-time video calls to interact with the victim.
Currently, there are many tools that implement deepfake technology with the ability to swap faces with high authenticity. Using advanced algorithms, the technologies ensure each swap maintains a natural appearance, with no obvious signs of digital manipulation that are therefore difficult to detect with the naked eye.
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Once they have built trust and made friends with the victim, the subjects will find ways to exploit and collect private information, personal information, relationships, social network accounts… to use to control them. future victims.
More dangerously, they can lure victims to install gaming, entertainment or investment applications (Apps) to install malicious code on the victim’s phone to exploit information in contacts, photo library, email, bank account…
After that, the subjects will take advantage of when the victim is sad, lonely or drunk… to lure the victim into “sensitive chat”.
When making video calls, they use AI to insert faces into clips to make victims think they are talking to real people. Then, they used screen recording applications to document the victim’s control.
Some victims, due to fear of disclosure affecting their reputation and honor, accepted to pay, but in the end, their information and photos were still posted on social networks or their phones were taken over by subjects. money in personal bank account.
Ho Chi Minh City Police warn people, especially single men and women, about the phenomenon of scamming people on social networks using AI technology.
When making friends online, people need to pay attention to the following measures:
Raise awareness of personal data protection, do not share personal images too much.
Absolutely do not record or share images or clips with sensitive content.
Note that when participating in making friends, getting acquainted, or dating online, you need to verify it in reality.
When you become a victim, absolutely do not transfer money but immediately report to the police agency where you live for help.