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Philippines Faces Deepfake Threat as Cyberattacks Spike
Singapore Warns Meta Over Facebook Scams as Deepfake Threats Escalate
- Post date: October 27, 2025
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SINGAPORE — The Singapore government has warned that it may impose fines on Meta Platforms amid a surge of Facebook impersonation scams targeting local users and businesses.
The Ministry of Communications and Information (MCI) and the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) have called out Meta for failing to curb the proliferation of fraudulent accounts on its platforms.
Authorities report that deepfake scams using fake profiles have caused major financial and reputational damage.
Earlier this month, cybersecurity reports revealed a sharp increase in phishing and impersonation attacks, with experts warning that deepfakes are becoming the next major vector for cyber threats.
As digital deception becomes harder to spot, cybersecurity experts are urging organizations to adopt advanced detection tools. One emerging solution is X-PHY’s AI Deepfake Detector, designed to identify AI-generated forgeries in real time.
“Real-time detection is key,” cybersecurity analysts note. “The faster we can identify and flag deepfake content, the less opportunity scammers have to exploit it.”
As AI-generated deception becomes increasingly sophisticated, experts stress that public awareness and proactive cybersecurity measures — such as deploying deepfake detection systems — will be essential to maintaining trust in digital spaces.
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