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Re:North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400M crypt... by stronglikedan on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:53PM (#50488025)
If it's as good as the AI videos in our security training, then the fake person was really good.

On a related note, trying to get my parents to understand that they can no longer trust people in videos, even if it's me or my 8yo niece begging for ransom money, has been a real struggle.

Re:North Korean hackers used fake video calls in $400M crypt... by walrus01 on Friday November 13, 2026 @02:20PM (#50488422)
I wonder how the AI video handles unusual requests for actions. If anyone remembers some of the classic 419 scam baiting sites where the scambait people got the scammers to take a real photo of themselves with a shoe balanced on top of their head... If I think I'm talking to an AI, I might make a similar request.

If it's a close friend or colleague and they get such a ridiculous request from me like "Hey just to confirm you're a real human, show me an object from your desk and balance it on top of your head", they'll understand why I'm doing it and why it's mildly humorous in the present threat environment.