Information Security Tips (August 2023) – Beware of Scammers Exploiting AI Techniques

資訊安全貼士 (2023年8月號) - 注意騙徒利用人工智能技術之詐騙活動

 2023-08-29     ICTO     Bulletin / 公告    (Expired/已過期)

To: All Users

Recently, there have been reports of scammers using artificial intelligence (AI) deep fake technique for fraudulent activities, including creating fake news to promote investment schemes or manipulating videos to impersonate celebrities and deceive victims into participation of false investment activities. It is also possible that scammers may use similar techniques to impersonate your friends or family members during video conferences or voice calls for phishing scams.

There are few steps to protect yourself from phishing scams:

  1. Stay vigilant and calm:
    • Keep composure when dealing with urgent requests, especially those involving financial transactions or investment request. Be particularly cautious if someone claiming to be a “friend” requesting money transfer in the video or audio recording.
  2. Verify identities:
    • When it comes to financial transactions or personal information, always verify the identity of the other party. Confirm the identities of the friends, family, or relevant institutions through independent channels and the authenticity of their requests.
  3. Watch for inconsistencies:
    • Attempt to verify the other party’s identity through casual conversation, as scammers may reveal inconsistencies.
  4. Protect personal information:
    •  Besides personal data, do not provide biometric data such as facial recognition, fingerprints, or voice samples.
  5. Don’t blindly trust online information:
    • This includes messages labeled as “Fact Checked” or “Confirmed.” If you suspect it to be false information, avoid sharing it and consult the relevant authorities for verification.

Although criminals may change their fraudulent methods from time to time, their goal remains the same: to deceive users into revealing their account credentials, personal information, or money. By staying vigilant and remembering to “Stop and Think! Do Fact Check!”, you can protect yourself from phishing scams.

Should you have any enquiries, please feel free to contact ICTO Help Desk.

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各位用戶：

近日有報道指出，有騙徒利用人工智能深度偽造技術進行詐騙活動，包括製作假新聞推廣投資活動，或冒充名人移花接木後製影片，引誘受害人參與虛假投資活動。另外，不排除騙徒還會使用相關技術，冒充您的朋友或家人進行視像會議或語音通話進行釣魚詐騙。

您可以採取以下步驟來保護自己免受釣魚詐騙的威脅:

  1. 保持警覺和冷靜:
    • 處理對方提出的緊急要求時必須保持冷靜，尤其是涉及財務交易或投資的要求。若有所謂「親友」在視訊或錄音中提出匯款要求，要特別警惕。
  2. 驗證身份：
    • 涉及資金交易或個人資料時，務必驗證對方的身份。通過另一獨立的渠道與朋友、家人或相關機構進行聯繫，確認其身份和要求的真實性。
  3. 留意破綻:
    • 透過閒聊提問方式嘗試驗證對方身份，騙徒可能會露出破綻。
  4. 保護個人資料:
    • 除一般個人資料外，還有切勿輕易提供人臉、指紋、聲音等生物辨識資料。
  5. 不要輕易相信網上資訊:
    • 包括標有「已Fact Check」或「已證實」等標語的消息。如懷疑是假資訊，應避免轉載，並向有關機構查詢。

雖然不法分子會不時改變詐騙方式，但萬變不離其宗，騙徒目的離不開誘騙用戶帳號和密碼、個人資料或金錢，只要用戶時刻保持警覺，謹記「停一停、想一想、查真偽！」，便不會被不法分子有機可乘。

如有任何疑問，請聯絡資訊及通訊科技部服務中心。

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