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.

New Triada comes preinstalled on Android devices
A new variant of the Triada Trojan has been discovered pre-installed on Android devices, enabling data theft from the moment the device is set up,