Are deepfakes the new frontier of blackmail? | Commentary

Over 100 Singapore civil servants received extortionary emails in November with screenshots of "compromising" videos, but the images were deepfakes. While public figures are prime targets for such blackmail attempts, ordinary people are also at risk, says RSIS' Dymples Leong. Read the commentary: https://cna.asia/4g2v4Ki 0:00 Introduction 0:39 How worried should we be about deepfakes in extortion schemes? 1:15 How effective are deepfakes as leverage when they aren't real images? 1:49 How can we identify and protect ourselves from deepfakes? More video commentaries: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnMTcZEga8TQ_9x-namlpsvTHmnQIkeR Subscribe to our channel here: https://cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - https://cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - https://cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: https://cna.asia CNA Lifestyle: http://www.cnalifestyle.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia