Police issue alert on harassment emails showing deepfakes of victims engaging in sexual acts
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The police have alerted the public on recent reports of harassment emails involving digitally modified images of victims.There have been about three such cases reported since March this year.In an advisory issued on Tuesday (April 14) night, the police said tPolice issue alert on harassment emails showing deepfakes of victims engaging in sexual acts
The police have alerted the public on recent reports of harassment emails involving digitally modified images of victims.There have been about three such cases reported since March this year.In an advisory issued on Tuesday (April 14) night, the police said that victims would receive emails at their work email addresses containing images of them that were digitally modified to show them appearing to engage in sexual acts.Police said the senders would threaten to upload the deepfakes online and send them to the victim's workplace, if they did not respond to the emails.Those who receive such manipulated photograph, video or screenshot, should remain calm, the police said, as the photographs and email addresses were likely obtained from publicly available online sources.They are advised not to initiate contact, make monetary or cryptocurrency transfers, but to report the matter to the police immediately. This includes providing a copy of the email to the police. Read more
