FBI and CISA warned of active deepfake audio/video used alongside phishing and smishing to target U.S. 2026 election stakeholders. Security Advisory

OpenAI reported disrupting Russian- and Iranian-linked false-front operations leveraging AI for personas, documents, and propaganda distribution. View Article

U.S. prosecutors charged suspects in an AI executive impersonation scheme seeking about $129 million from enterprise victims across sectors. View Article

UK authorities logged 1,300+ AI-enabled investment endorsement scams with reported losses of £24.3 million, heavily impacting older adults. View Article

Likely foreign-linked deceptive videos targeted U.S. Senate races days before voting, straining verification workflows. View Article

China-linked Spamouflage activity amplified divisive U.S. election narratives via inauthentic accounts, including AI-generated video. Supporting Report

Local U.S. residents were coerced by a voice-cloned sheriff impersonation scam tied to fake warrants and fees. View Article

New research demonstrated a black-box attack that can evade several speech watermarking systems while retaining quality. Supporting Report

Provenance defenses advanced via C2PA checks and near-live newsroom workflows, with additional benchmarking through NIST challenges. Vendor Advisory