Hong Kong police arrest 31 over deepfakes used to scam victims in Singapore, Malaysia
[South China Morning Post] - 01/5/2025
Syndicate used photos of attractive people found online and deepfake technology to trick victims out of more than HK$34 million in Singapore, Malaysia and Taiwan.
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