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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by netsharc on Monday May 20, 2024 @06:34AM (#40414055)
I guess a scammer can sell it as "we're buying something significant [another company?], this will affect our share price if the info goes out, so you need to sign this NDA and keep this quiet, you're only 1 out of 10 people who knows this...".

They could also sell it as payment for an e.g. consulting firm for the above secret deal...

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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by the8472 on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:39AM (#40414391)
Secret doesn't mean they can't use internal authenticated communication channels, at the very least to send a redacted confirmation.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by llamaimperative on Monday May 20, 2024 @08:36AM (#40414800)
Most people historically would consider a video call with the person to be sufficiently authenticated. Yeah, that has changed obviously, but it has changed like today.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by the8472 on Tuesday May 21, 2024 @01:45PM (#40431479)
No, not today. This has already happened a few times. And even before it happened people warned about this predictable use of the technology. There has been enough time to update policies. Even $employer already did, and I consider their security policies so-so.
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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by dartos on Monday May 20, 2024 @07:53AM (#40414463)
You can send out free zoom and Google meet links.

Idk if most people would tell the difference

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Re:British engineering giant Arup revealed as $25M deepfake ... by gregjw on Monday May 20, 2024 @11:34AM (#40416666)
Arup is a private company
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