Senator Ben Cardin was targeted in a deepfake operation involving the impersonation of former Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dmytro Kuleba. The deception was discovered when the impersonator began asking politically charged questions. While the incident is being investigated, it has raised concerns around the increasing use of deepfake technology which can result in blackmail, financial loss and the undermining of democratic processes. Experts urge individuals and organizations to implement effective verification processes as detection methods for deepfakes are currently limited.

The NHS needs to tighten its third-party supplier cybersecurity
The NHS should proactively fortify cybersecurity within its third-party software suppliers following recent damaging ransomware attacks, says Jonathan Lee from Trend Micro. He suggests implementing