fake accounts
Coverage of fake accounts in the Nexus archive.
- Livingston Parish sheriff: Woman accused of using AI-generated nude images to extort victims
A 29-year-old woman was arrested in Livingston Parish for allegedly creating fake accounts and AI-generated nude images to send extortion threats. The Livingston Parish sheriff reported the charges following an investigation into her activities.
- Alibaba bans Claude for staff – Anthropic didn't want them using it anyway
Alibaba has banned staff from using Anthropic's Claude Code after it flagged users connecting from China. Anthropic, which aims to prevent Chinese firms from using Claude, accuses Alibaba of using 25,000 fake accounts to train its own models through 'distillation' campaigns.
- Wema Bank suspends Telegram operations over fake accounts, impersonation
Wema Bank has suspended its operations on Telegram to address fake accounts and impersonation. The bank emphasized that its ALAT platform is not available on the messaging app, aiming to protect customer interests.
- White House Accuses China of 'Industrial-Scale' Theft From American AI Models
The White House accuses China of conducting 'industrial-scale' theft of American AI models through jailbreaking techniques and fake accounts. President Trump's administration claims foreign actors are exploiting these methods to extract U.S. AI capabilities.
- Tinder and Zoom offer 'proof of humanity' eye-scans to combat AI
Tinder and Zoom are implementing 'proof of humanity' eye-scan technology to identify users' irises and combat the rise of fake accounts and malicious scams. The technology aims to enhance security by verifying human users through biometric authentication.