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UK to Develop Deepfake Detection Standards With Microsoft

The effort seeks to test detection tools against real-world harms to set clear expectations for industry.

Peru Police Expand Virtual Patrol to Thwart AI-Driven BTS Ticket Scams

Mexico Warns of AI-Driven Welfare Scams as Sheinbaum Debunks Fake 30–64 Support

RBI, Government Push System-Wide AI Drive to Tackle Digital Frauds

Brazil Police Probe 'Brad Pitt' Airport Encounter After Woman Calls It a Joke

Bihar Police Arrest Muzaffarpur Man Over AI Deepfakes of PM Modi and President Murmu

UPI Caps 2025 With Record 21.6 Billion December Payments

Murmu Urges People-Centric Security, Calls for Jan Bhagidari in the Digital Age

Experts Warn of AI-Accelerated Holiday Shopping Scams

India’s SIM-Binding Order Triggers Standoff Between Telcos and Messaging Apps

Brazil Unveils Five-Year Alliance to Fight Digital Banking Fraud

Supreme Court Orders Pan-India CBI Probe Into ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams

ED Rolls Out QR-Coded, Passcode-Protected Summons to Counter Fake Notices and ‘Digital Arrest’ Scams

Hyderabad Police Detail iBomma Takedown, Cite 21,000 Pirated Films and Data on 5 Million Users

Supreme Court Halts Bail in ‘Digital Arrest’ Case, Seeks Global Cybercrime Cooperation

Gurugram Puts Bars on the Hook for Drunk Drivers as Haryana DGP Orders Courteous, Tech-Led Policing

WhatsApp Screen-Sharing Video Calls Used to Hijack Accounts

Meta Details Major Scam Takedown and Deploys New WhatsApp and Messenger Protections

Mexico City Cyber Police Warn of Temu-Impersonation Scam Targeting Banking Data

George Freeman Denounces Deepfake Claiming He Defected to Reform UK