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FRAUDE HYPERTRUCAGE [1 record]

Record 1 2026-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Offences and crimes
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Telecommunications
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

A scam involving deepfake technology, which uses artificial intelligence to create highly realistic images or sound clips of fake events.

OBS

Deepfakes can be used to accurately recreate the voices or fabricate highly realistic-looking videos of well-known public figures.

Key term(s)
  • deep fake scam
  • deep-fake scam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Infractions et crimes
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Télécommunications
  • Internet et télématique
OBS

Type de fraude qui emploie l'hypertrucage, une technologie qui utilise l'intelligence artificielle pour créer des images ou des extraits sonores très réalistes concernant de faux événements [...]

OBS

L'hypertrucage [sert notamment] à recréer avec précision la voix de personnalités publiques bien connues et même à réaliser des vidéos leur ressemblant en tout point.

Spanish

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