Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, cyber criminals have started targeting common people. But the country’s first shocking case has come to light in Ghaziabad. Here cyber criminals made a video using the voice and face of a retired IPS officer for extortion. Then with the help of video the criminals committed the crime of cheating an elderly person. Police said on Wednesday that after the matter came to their notice, a case was immediately registered. 74-year-old Arvind Sharma, resident of Govindpuram in Kavinagar police station area, who works as a clerk, recently bought his first mobile phone and created a Facebook account. On November 4, fraudsters contacted him through video call on Facebook. On picking up the phone, a woman appeared on the other side. He immediately disconnected the phone. An hour later, Sharma received a second video call on WhatsApp. This time a person in uniform was threatening him. Monica, the daughter of the victim, said in the complaint that the man, seen in police uniform, threatened to file a case against her father if he did not pay the money. He also warned that the video of his father talking to women would go viral on social media. The frightened old man repeatedly paid money to the fraudsters to save the hem from stains.
To meet the demands of the fraudsters, the father also took a loan from the company. The daughter told that the father, fed up with the extortion of cyber criminals, started thinking of suicide. After paying Rs 74 thousand, the father’s patience ran out. Eventually Sharma told the family about the incident. The family members searched on Google to trace the IPS officer. It was revealed that the person in the video was former ADG Prem Prakash. The family members could not believe the threats and extortion by the senior UP Police officer. He informed the police about the matter. Kavinagar ACP Abhishek Srivastava said that after receiving the complaint, the senior citizen was contacted on Tuesday. The help of cyber cell is being taken to expose the case.
What is deepfake?
Fitting someone else’s face into a real video has been called deepfake, which you people can believe. Videos and photos are created through deepfakes. In this, the help of machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) is used. In this, video and audio are created with the help of technology and software. A video is made from this deepfake. If understood in simple words, the help of coder and decoder technology is taken in this technology. The decoder first thoroughly examines a person’s facial expressions and body structure. After this, it is applied on a fake face, through which identical fake videos and photos can be created. Although a lot of technology is required to make it, in such a situation ordinary people cannot make deepfake videos. But these days, apps related to making deepfakes are available in the market, with the help of which deepfake videos can be easily made.
How can it be avoided?
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Deepfake videos can be identified by facial expressions.
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Identification can also be done by looking at the eyebrows, lips and movements of photos and videos.
Be careful before sharing anything online
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If you are sharing anything online, then keep in mind what you are sharing and who is able to access it.
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That is, if you share your pictures and videos on social media, then you have to keep in mind that you share them in limited quantity and if possible, keep your profile private.
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If you are still sharing, then keep in mind to use high privacy settings.
use strong password
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It is very important to always keep the password strong, because all your online accounts remain secure. With this, both images and videos can be kept safe.
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Apart from this, it is also important for you to keep changing your password from time to time.
Antivirus fingerprint or watermark is necessary
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Nowadays, you can use antivirus to keep your data and online account safe from scammers.
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This is important because cyber criminals collect your raw data and it can later be used to create deepfake videos.
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Apart from this, you can use fingerprint and watermark, so that you can use fingerprint or watermark on images and videos to keep it secure.