Important Days
International day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – August 9
- Theme 2023 – “Indigenous Youth as Agents of Change for Self-determination”
Latest Terminology
Juice Jacking
- A form of cyber-attack where a public USB charging port is tampered with and infected using hardware and software changes to steal data or install malware on devices connected to it.
Deep-fake scams
- The Cyber Crime Wing of the Tamil Nadu Police has issued an advisory on fake video calls that are being made by scamsters using artificial intelligence (AI) technology.
- Deepfake technology is being used to perpetrate several types of fraudulent scams, by creating highly convincing and realistic fake content, often using AI to manipulate audio, video or images.
- The scamster creates a fake profile, often using stolen images or publicly-available photographs of trusted individuals like friends or family members.
- Then use AI-powered deepfake technology to create highly realistic video calls on online platforms and impersonate someone the victim knows, such as a friend, family member or colleague.
- Later create a sense of urgency and request the victim to transfer money to their bank accounts.
