Hong Kong police arrest 8 over deepfake scams bypassing bank security checks

8 arrested over running Hong Kong scam ring, opening bank accounts with deepfakes

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people on suspicion of running a scam ring that bypassed online security checks to open bank accounts by replacing photos on stolen identity cards with deepfakes incorporating fraudsters’ facial features. Senior Superintendent Philip Lui Che-ho of the force’s financial intelligence and investigation bureau said on Saturday the raid was…

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Hong Kong police arrest 8 over deepfake scams bypassing bank security checks

Hong Kong police arrest 8 over deepfake scams bypassing bank security checks

Hong Kong police have arrested eight people on suspicion of running a scam ring that bypassed online security checks to open bank accounts by replacing photos on stolen identity cards with deepfakes incorporating fraudsters’ facial features. Senior Superintendent Philip Lui Che-ho of the force’s financial intelligence and investigation bureau said the raid was part of…

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