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As more users are using digital platforms to get information and stay updated about the developments around the world, the threat of misinformation reaching a larger audience is also increasing. Although several tools can source data that has surfaced on the internet, it is difficult to check whether a particular video is fake. To solve the problem, the California-based chip manufacturer has developed a tool called FakeCatcher. It uses AI to detect fake videos with 96% accuracy. What is Intel’s FakeCatcher and how does it work? Per Intel, FakeCatcher "is the world's first real-time deepfake detector that returns results in milliseconds." The fake video detector is designed by Demir in collaboration with Umur Ciftci from the State University of New York at Binghamton.  The technology uses Intel's software and hardware and functions as a web-based tool. The tool runs face and landmark detection algorithms for checking a video and can analyse up to 72 different stream...

Google’s Project Zero and Threat Analysis Group (TAG) has come forward with its findings on the activities of an Italian spyware maker named RCS Labs. This is not as big in scale or scope as Israeli NSO Group and its proprietary Pegasus spyware. Nonetheless, it has reportedly been around for quite a few years and has been used on people in Italy, Kazakhstan, and Syria. Even if your country's name isn’t on the list, know that TAG is currently tracking more than 30 spyware vendors that have grown into a full-blown ecosystem and lends their services to world governments. So, let’s understand how these things work. How Do RCS Labs’ Android And iOS Spyware Work? The spyware will be masked as a fake My Vodafone app that is pushed to the users through an SMS link and they are tricked into installing the app. Well, to convince them, the attackers have sometimes got the ISPs to disconnect the mobile data first and then ask them to install the particular My Vodafone app to restore the serv...