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Deepfakes seen driving surge in identity fraud in PH
Deepfakes seen driving surge in identity fraud in PH
Michelle Ong,
ABS-CBN News
Published Sep 13, 2024 02:41 PM PHT
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MANILA -- Sumsub, an identity verification platform, is urging Filipinos to be more vigilant in combating digital fraud especially as the holiday shopping season approaches.
MANILA -- Sumsub, an identity verification platform, is urging Filipinos to be more vigilant in combating digital fraud especially as the holiday shopping season approaches.
This comes after an anti-scam app noted that the number of scam calls and messages in the Philippines grew by 200 percent during the first eight months of 2024 compared to last year.
This comes after an anti-scam app noted that the number of scam calls and messages in the Philippines grew by 200 percent during the first eight months of 2024 compared to last year.
Penny Chai, the company's vice president for business development in the Asia Pacific, particularly warned Filipinos against "deepfakes."
Penny Chai, the company's vice president for business development in the Asia Pacific, particularly warned Filipinos against "deepfakes."
"Last year when we published our identity fraud report, we saw a trend of more than 1,430 percent increase in the Southeast Asia region due to deepfakes. Very closely to that, in Philippines there [is] 4,400 percent growth between 2022-2023," Chai said.
"Last year when we published our identity fraud report, we saw a trend of more than 1,430 percent increase in the Southeast Asia region due to deepfakes. Very closely to that, in Philippines there [is] 4,400 percent growth between 2022-2023," Chai said.
"This has been very believable because people find that hey, if my idol or my mayor is already talking about this product, it must be safe. So they are unwittingly going into purchases or investments that are fake," she explained.
"This has been very believable because people find that hey, if my idol or my mayor is already talking about this product, it must be safe. So they are unwittingly going into purchases or investments that are fake," she explained.
--ANC, 13 September 2023
--ANC, 13 September 2023
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