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Deepfakes pose serious dangers. Arkadiusz Warguła/iStock

February 22, 2024

Deepfakes in South Africa: protecting your image online is the key to fighting them

Layckan Van Gensen, Stellenbosch University

Deepfakes are on the rise in South Africa and many people seemingly struggle to spot them.

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July 12, 2023

AI scam calls imitating familiar voices are a growing problem – here’s how they work

Oli Buckley, University of East Anglia

AI can generate a synthetic voice that sounds just like a loved one.

Several people received voice messages that claimed to be from – and sounded like – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

July 8, 2025

Marco Rubio impersonator contacted officials using AI voice deepfakes – computer security experts explain what they are and how to avoid getting fooled

Matthew Wright, Rochester Institute of Technology and Christopher Schwartz, Rochester Institute of Technology

Powerful AI tools available to anyone with an internet connection make it easy to impersonate someone’s voice, increasing the threat of phone scams.

Top contributors

Layckan Van Gensen
Junior Lecturer in Mercantile Law, Stellenbosch University
Oli Buckley
Professor in Cyber Security, Loughborough Cyber Institute, Loughborough University
Christopher Schwartz
Research Scientist in Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology
Matthew Wright
Professor and Chair of Cybersecurity, Rochester Institute of Technology