{"id":52249,"date":"2023-06-07T15:48:20","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/packetstormsecurity.com\/news\/view\/34702\/Deepfakes-Of-Victims-Used-In-Sextortion-Attacks-Spike-FBI-Warns.html"},"modified":"2023-06-07T15:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T15:48:20","slug":"deepfakes-of-victims-used-in-sextortion-attacks-spike-fbi-warns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/deepfakes-of-victims-used-in-sextortion-attacks-spike-fbi-warns\/","title":{"rendered":"Deepfakes Of Victims Used In Sextortion Attacks Spike, FBI Warns"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Federal authorities are warning in a recent uptick in sexualized deepfake images designed to be used in a new wave of so called sextortion campaigns. On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned of an uptick in such attacks since April<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“The FBI has observed an uptick in sextortion victims reporting the use of fake images or videos created from content posted on their social media sites or web postings, provided to the malicious actor upon request, or captured during video chats,” the warning states.<\/p>\n

Targets are then extorted for money or face the threat of having deepfake images or videos shared with family members or via social media feeds with friends, the FBI warns.<\/p>\n

Sinister new twist on extortion<\/h2>\n

Sextortion \u2013 the threat of leaking sexually compromising content featuring a victim if they don\u2019t pay up \u2013 is a well-thumbed chapter in the cybercrime playbook.<\/p>\n

But threat actors have begun taking sextortion to the next level: using deepfake technology to generate explicit images or video that appears to be of the target. The fact the content is fake may not diminish the threat if the victim fears exposure could none-the-less embarrass or harm them.<\/p>\n

According to the FBI, attacks can start with sextortionists scraping content their victims have posted on social media and using it to create the deepfakes. Another source of victims include targets being duped into handing over images and videos of themselves, or discovering that content captured during a video call has been repurposed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FBI continues to receive reports from victims, including minor children and non-consenting adults, whose photos or videos were altered into explicit content,\u201d the bureau said in a new alert<\/a> from its Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe photos or videos are then publicly circulated on social media or pornographic websites, for the purpose of harassing victims or sextortion schemes. \u201d<\/p>\n

Victims typically reported the malicious actors threatened to share the deepfakes with family members or social media friends if they didn\u2019t pay or, in some cases, refused to send real sexually explicit content.<\/p>\n

Even before the deepfake element was added into the mix, sextortion was a growing industry for cybercriminals.<\/p>\n

Problem getting worse<\/h2>\n

In 2021, the bureau said $8 million was known to have been extorted<\/a> from Americans over seven months. And in January of this year the FBI and partner agencies issued an alert<\/a> about an \u201cexplosion\u201d of cases involving children and teens being sextorted.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past year (2022), law enforcement agencies have received over 7,000 reports related to the online sextortion of minors, resulting in at least 3,000 victims, primarily boys. More than a dozen sextortion victims were reported to have died by suicide,\u201d the alert said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FBI, U.S. Attorney\u2019s Office, and our law enforcement partners implore parents and caregivers to engage with their kids about sextortion schemes so we can prevent them in the first place.\u201d<\/p>\n

The growing problem of malicious deepfakes \u2013 not just as a sextortion tool, but also for other nefarious activities including spreading misinformation \u2013 has attracted the attention of lawmakers. Some states, including California and Virginia, have already banned deepfake porn.<\/p>\n

One deepfake victim, identified in an Insider report<\/a> as QTCinderella, tweeted about her exploitation: “The amount of body dysmorphia I\u2019ve experienced since seeing those photos has ruined me. It\u2019s not as simple as \u201cjust\u201d being violated. It\u2019s so much more than that.”<\/p>\n

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The amount of body dysmorphia I\u2019ve experienced since seeing those photos has ruined me. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s not as simple as \u201cjust\u201d being violated. It\u2019s so much more than that.<\/p>\n

\u2014 QTCinderella (@qtcinderella) January 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n

Deepfake crackdown<\/h2>\n

Congressman Joe Morelle (D-NY) introduced federal legislation<\/a> last month that would make non-consensual deepfakes illegal.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe spread of A.I.-generated and altered images can cause irrevocable emotional, financial, and reputational harm\u2014and unfortunately, women are disproportionately impacted,\u201d Morelle said at the time.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs artificial intelligence continues to evolve and permeate our society, it\u2019s critical that we take proactive steps to combat the spread of disinformation and protect individuals from compromising situations online.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deepfakes can be created using open-source software frameworks such as DeepFaceLab<\/a> which are predominantly used by enthusiasts who are overseen by a robust and well intentioned community. But there are no such good intentions when the code is shared and exploited on the dark web.<\/p>\n

Major technology companies and social media platforms have taken steps to address the issue of unconsented deepfake production and distribution, which in turn would reduce its effectiveness as a tool for sextortion attacks.<\/p>\n

Last year Google prohibited the training of AI systems that can be used to generate deepfakes on Colaboratory, its publicly available data analysis and machine learning platform.<\/p>\n

Facebook\u2019s parent Meta has been working on deepfake detection technology with the aim of helping to keep harmful content from circulating on its platforms. Security researchers and vendors are also working on similar solutions, as the constant cycle of trying to outperform the threat actors continues.<\/p>\n

Deepfake porn problem<\/h2>\n

For years explicit deepfake content has seeped into many sorted corners of the internet and victimized celebrities and created a cottage industry around deepfake adult videos. In 2019, applications such as DeepNude (now defunct) were marketed for $50 and allowed anyone to create them. Since then, reports of the scourge of synthetic images exploiting mostly women have grown.<\/p>\n

According to a 2020 MIT Technology Review report<\/a>, a Telegram-based service was blocked when it was discovered it used deepfake technology to \u201cstrip\u201d nearly 100,000 victims. Since then, with the advent of AI-generated deepfake images, the problem has been exasperated.<\/p>\n

A March 2023 NBC News report<\/a> uncovered a bustling illegal industry hiding in plain sight. \u201cYou don\u2019t need to go to the dark web or be particularly computer savvy to find deepfake porn. As NBC News found, two of the largest websites that host this content are easily accessible through Google. The website creators use the online chat platform Discord to advertise their wares and people can pay for it with Visa and Mastercard,\u201d according a post written by Arwa Mahdawi written for The Guardian.<\/a><\/p>\n

Mitigating damage and thwarting attacks<\/h2>\n

In the meantime, the FBI\u2019s message is to be cautious about what you post or share online, through any platform or channel.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough seemingly innocuous when posted or shared, the images and videos can provide malicious actors an abundant supply of content to exploit for criminal activity,\u201d the bureau says.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdvancements in content creation technology and accessible personal images online present new opportunities for malicious actors to find and target victims. This leaves them vulnerable to embarrassment, harassment, extortion, financial loss, or continued long-term re-victimization.\u201d<\/p>\n

To check if your personal information (or your children\u2019s) has been exposed and spread online, the FBI recommends running frequent searches for information such as your full name, address, and phone number.<\/p>\n

The bureau also recommends using reverse image search engines to check for any personal photos or videos that may be circulating online without your knowledge.<\/p>\n

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