Deepfakes are adding an insidious edge to some sextortion schemes, FBI says

There was a time when sextortion schemes typically involved digital material that was either coerced or stolen from a victim. The FBI is warning now that deepfakes are changing the nature of the crime. Some extortionists have resorted to using technology to create sexually explicit images or videos from otherwise benign content posted online, according

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