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Pig Butchering Scams Are Going High Tech

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The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime issued a report this week with a dire warning about the rapid growth of digital scamming in Southeast Asia .

Researchers have increasingly sounded the alarm that scammers are incorporating generative AI content and deepfakes to expand the scale and effectiveness of their operations.

The report offers the clearest evidence yet that these high tech tools are turning an already urgent situation into a crisis.

Scammers are increasingly using machine-learning systems to allow for real-time face-swapping.

The technology is allowing “ one -click” face swaps and high-resolution video feeds.

There has been a “notable” increase in cops seizing Starlink satellite dishes in recent months in Southeast Asia .

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English

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