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South China Morning Post
17-07-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
In a world swept up in AI hype, Hong Kong can be the voice of reason
In a striking admission, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has warned users not to 'trust that much' in ChatGPT . It highlights a chilling disconnect: if the chief architect of one of the world's most celebrated artificial intelligence (AI) systems is warning against his creation, why are governments rushing to embed similar technologies into critical operations? The contradiction reflects a deeper tension where innovation outpaces understanding and regulation. The dynamic played out in the recent US debate over the 'big beautiful bill' , which proposed freezing state-level AI regulations for a decade. Though abandoned, the proposal highlights the bind governments face: is the hype surrounding AI worth the risks it poses? This high-stakes balancing act is now on full display across Asia, potentially shaping its future economically, politically and socially. Southeast Asia has proven fertile ground for AI uptake, supported by a young, digitally savvy population and vibrant start-up ecosystems. In just two years, the region's digital economy has grown by 2.5 times, reaching an estimated US$11 billion in profit last year. Yet every tale of progress is overshadowed by a new story of harm. Deepfake technology makes it harder to know what's real – casting doubt on news, videos, even identities. Meanwhile, sophisticated AI-driven surveillance raises fresh concerns about data privacy breaches.
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TC&C Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition for Real-Time Deepfake Detection
The recognition acknowledges TC&C's Deepfake Guard platform for pioneering real-time, enterprise-grade protection against synthetic media threats through innovation, scalability, and customer-focused design. SAN ANTONIO, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that TC&C has been awarded the 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition in the real-time deepfake detection industry for its outstanding achievements in technology innovation aimed at proactive threat mitigation, which delivers substantial value to customers. This highlights TC&C's leadership in redefining enterprise communication security through its next-generation platform, Deepfake Guard. Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. TC&C excelled in both, demonstrating a clear product-market fit and the ability to scale secure AI-driven solutions across regulated industries. "TC&C's Deepfake Guard is not just a defensive tool—it's a proactive shield designed for real-world operational environments," said Elka Popova, research, vice president at Frost & Sullivan. "Its unique ability to detect and neutralize AI-driven voice and video impersonation during live interactions, rather than relying on post-event analysis, gives it a clear edge in enterprise-grade protection." Guided by a strategy rooted in direct industry engagement and iterative product development, TC&C has proven its ability to respond to high-impact challenges with highly effective, readily deployable solutions. The company's investment in multimodal detection, contextual threat evaluation, and dynamic response capabilities has enabled Deepfake Guard to perform at scale in demanding environments such as financial services, healthcare, and customer contact centers. TC&C's highly innovative approach enables it to deliver compelling and differentiated capabilities to customers. Deepfake Guard evaluates audiovisual, linguistic, and behavioral signals concurrently to identify threats as they emerge. Its layered defense model—combining the DFG Analysis Engine, Feedback and Alerting Engine, and proprietary Deepfake Captcha Engine—enables active intervention during live communication sessions. The platform integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Cisco Webex, and TC&C's own compliance stack while offering deployment flexibility across cloud, on-premises, and mobile infrastructures. "We are incredibly honored to receive Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition for Deepfake Guard. This award validates our unwavering commitment to pioneering a holistic, real-time deepfake detection platform that protects the very core of enterprise communications: trust. Unlike traditional solutions that focus solely on identity verification, Deepfake Guard proactively neutralizes AI-driven impersonation in live interactions across audio, video, images, and text, by assessing the authenticity of the communication itself. We believe this unique, multi-layered approach provides unparalleled security for businesses in an increasingly vulnerable digital world, ensuring their operations and reputation remain safeguarded against evolving synthetic media threats, even before any damage is done." said Csaba Juhasz, Chief Executive Officer at TC&C. TC&C's focus on real-time detection is matched by a robust service and support framework. Its customer engagement model includes structured onboarding, multilingual training, 24/7 technical escalation, and localized support through regional distribution partnerships. These initiatives ensure seamless implementation and sustained alignment with customer objectives. Clients benefit from continuous system optimization, proactive updates, and transparent auditability, which are crucial for regulated sectors that rely on forensic-grade documentation and evidence traceability. Frost & Sullivan commends TC&C for setting a new standard in enterprise threat detection. Deepfake Guard's ability to operate at high volume with low latency, combined with infrastructure-agnostic design and dynamic inference adaptation, delivers a compelling value proposition to enterprises seeking scalable, future-proof protection. Its customer-first innovation cycle, backed by rigorous testing and client co-development, positions the company as a market leader in secure communications. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the New Product Innovation Recognition to a company that has introduced an innovative product that delivers superior value and addresses critical customer pain points. The recognition honors organizations that bring fresh thinking, technical excellence, and measurable market impact to the industries they serve. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognitions acknowledge companies in regional and global markets for outstanding achievement in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Analysts evaluate performance through in-depth interviews, market analysis, and rigorous benchmarking to identify best-in-class solutions. About Frost & SullivanFor six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion. Contact: Tarini SinghE: About TC&CTC&C is a pioneering software company with over 30 years of experience in developing advanced technologies for collaboration and compliance, powered by artificial intelligence. TC&C has grown into a global presence, operating in more than 50 countries with a network of over 100 partners across five continents. The company's flagship product, CARIN Compliance Recorder is widely deployed and serves as the foundation for TC&C's innovative solutions. In recent years, TC&C has strategically expanded CARIN with AI-powered capabilities, initially focusing on quality assurance features such as sentiment analysis, transcription, and translation. As deepfake threats began to emerge in enterprise communications—especially in high-risk sectors like finance and recruitment—TC&C, leveraging its expertise in compliance recording, set its focus on developing a proactive platform to detect such risks directly within communication streams. Since 2023, TC&C has led the Deepfake Guard Project in partnership with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. This initiative brings together nearly 20 AI researchers, engineers, and developers to advance protection against synthetic media threats. Deepfake Guard has been named a finalist for the Best of Enterprise Connect Award in two categories. TC&C remains committed to delivering secure, enterprise-grade communication solutions tailored to regulated industries—where trust, accuracy, and compliance are paramount. Contact: Diana Tokaji E: SOURCE Frost & Sullivan Sign in to access your portfolio
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
TC&C Receives Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition for Real-Time Deepfake Detection
The recognition acknowledges TC&C's Deepfake Guard platform for pioneering real-time, enterprise-grade protection against synthetic media threats through innovation, scalability, and customer-focused design. SAN ANTONIO, July 16, 2025 /CNW/ -- Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce that TC&C has been awarded the 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition in the real-time deepfake detection industry for its outstanding achievements in technology innovation aimed at proactive threat mitigation, which delivers substantial value to customers. This highlights TC&C's leadership in redefining enterprise communication security through its next-generation platform, Deepfake Guard. Frost & Sullivan evaluates companies through a rigorous benchmarking process across two core dimensions: strategy effectiveness and strategy execution. TC&C excelled in both, demonstrating a clear product-market fit and the ability to scale secure AI-driven solutions across regulated industries. "TC&C's Deepfake Guard is not just a defensive tool—it's a proactive shield designed for real-world operational environments," said Elka Popova, research, vice president at Frost & Sullivan. "Its unique ability to detect and neutralize AI-driven voice and video impersonation during live interactions, rather than relying on post-event analysis, gives it a clear edge in enterprise-grade protection." Guided by a strategy rooted in direct industry engagement and iterative product development, TC&C has proven its ability to respond to high-impact challenges with highly effective, readily deployable solutions. The company's investment in multimodal detection, contextual threat evaluation, and dynamic response capabilities has enabled Deepfake Guard to perform at scale in demanding environments such as financial services, healthcare, and customer contact centers. TC&C's highly innovative approach enables it to deliver compelling and differentiated capabilities to customers. Deepfake Guard evaluates audiovisual, linguistic, and behavioral signals concurrently to identify threats as they emerge. Its layered defense model—combining the DFG Analysis Engine, Feedback and Alerting Engine, and proprietary Deepfake Captcha Engine—enables active intervention during live communication sessions. The platform integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Cisco Webex, and TC&C's own compliance stack while offering deployment flexibility across cloud, on-premises, and mobile infrastructures. "We are incredibly honored to receive Frost & Sullivan's 2025 Global New Product Innovation Recognition for Deepfake Guard. This award validates our unwavering commitment to pioneering a holistic, real-time deepfake detection platform that protects the very core of enterprise communications: trust. Unlike traditional solutions that focus solely on identity verification, Deepfake Guard proactively neutralizes AI-driven impersonation in live interactions across audio, video, images, and text, by assessing the authenticity of the communication itself. We believe this unique, multi-layered approach provides unparalleled security for businesses in an increasingly vulnerable digital world, ensuring their operations and reputation remain safeguarded against evolving synthetic media threats, even before any damage is done." said Csaba Juhasz, Chief Executive Officer at TC&C. TC&C's focus on real-time detection is matched by a robust service and support framework. Its customer engagement model includes structured onboarding, multilingual training, 24/7 technical escalation, and localized support through regional distribution partnerships. These initiatives ensure seamless implementation and sustained alignment with customer objectives. Clients benefit from continuous system optimization, proactive updates, and transparent auditability, which are crucial for regulated sectors that rely on forensic-grade documentation and evidence traceability. Frost & Sullivan commends TC&C for setting a new standard in enterprise threat detection. Deepfake Guard's ability to operate at high volume with low latency, combined with infrastructure-agnostic design and dynamic inference adaptation, delivers a compelling value proposition to enterprises seeking scalable, future-proof protection. Its customer-first innovation cycle, backed by rigorous testing and client co-development, positions the company as a market leader in secure communications. Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents the New Product Innovation Recognition to a company that has introduced an innovative product that delivers superior value and addresses critical customer pain points. The recognition honors organizations that bring fresh thinking, technical excellence, and measurable market impact to the industries they serve. Frost & Sullivan Best Practices Recognitions acknowledge companies in regional and global markets for outstanding achievement in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service, and strategic product development. Analysts evaluate performance through in-depth interviews, market analysis, and rigorous benchmarking to identify best-in-class solutions. About Frost & SullivanFor six decades, Frost & Sullivan has been world-renowned for its role in helping investors, corporate leaders, and governments navigate economic changes and identify disruptive technologies, megatrends, new business models, and companies to action, resulting in a continuous flow of growth opportunities to drive future success. Contact us: Start the discussion. Contact: Tarini SinghE: About TC&CTC&C is a pioneering software company with over 30 years of experience in developing advanced technologies for collaboration and compliance, powered by artificial intelligence. TC&C has grown into a global presence, operating in more than 50 countries with a network of over 100 partners across five continents. The company's flagship product, CARIN Compliance Recorder is widely deployed and serves as the foundation for TC&C's innovative solutions. In recent years, TC&C has strategically expanded CARIN with AI-powered capabilities, initially focusing on quality assurance features such as sentiment analysis, transcription, and translation. As deepfake threats began to emerge in enterprise communications—especially in high-risk sectors like finance and recruitment—TC&C, leveraging its expertise in compliance recording, set its focus on developing a proactive platform to detect such risks directly within communication streams. Since 2023, TC&C has led the Deepfake Guard Project in partnership with the Budapest University of Technology and Economics. This initiative brings together nearly 20 AI researchers, engineers, and developers to advance protection against synthetic media threats. Deepfake Guard has been named a finalist for the Best of Enterprise Connect Award in two categories. TC&C remains committed to delivering secure, enterprise-grade communication solutions tailored to regulated industries—where trust, accuracy, and compliance are paramount. Contact: Diana Tokaji E: View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE Frost & Sullivan View original content to download multimedia:
The Star
03-07-2025
- The Star
AI-driven human trafficking scams from South-East Asia spreading globally: Interpol
BANGKOK: Online scam centres driven by human trafficking have become a global threat in the digital age. The International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) has revealed a recent crime trend, stating that '' have rapidly expanded their networks from South-East Asia to new areas in West Africa, the Middle East, Central America and worldwide in recent years. In its March 2025 report, Interpol stated that victims from at least 66 countries have fallen prey to human trafficking and forced labour in online scam centres. Seventy-four per cent of victims were taken to the traditional 'hub' areas in South-East Asia, while scam centres in other countries are emerging, with West Africa potentially becoming the new hot spot for this type of crime. Many human trafficking victims are lured through fake job advertisements, then detained in compounds and forced to engage in online fraud, including investment scams, money transfers, romance fraud and online gambling. Those who resist are often threatened, and some face brutal abuse or even torture. While not all workers in scam centres are human trafficking victims, those coerced into committing crimes are often intimidated with debt, forced to work endlessly, and some endure severe psychological distress. Another form of victimisation involves those deceived online in other parts of the world, who lose large sums of money and, in some cases, their financial stability. Interpol describes these online scam centres as a 'double-edged threat', impacting both those forced to commit fraud and victims deceived through screens from other countries. The trend has intensified since 2023, prompting the issuance of an urgent Orange Notice to warn of the serious and escalating threat. International operations coordinated by Interpol with police forces from various countries have uncovered multiple cases of human trafficking for forced criminal activities. For example, in 2024, the authorities raided a large scam centre in the Philippines, and in Namibia, a centre was dismantled where 88 young people were forced to engage in fraud. Police seized 163 computers and 350 mobile phones for investigation. In addition to forced labour and systematic deception, Interpol has also warned that the use of artificial intelligence is becoming a new tool for criminals. AI is being used to craft highly convincing fake job advertisements and create deceptive profiles and images through Deepfake technology to lure victims into various scams, such as romance scams or sextortion. These criminal networks also use the same trafficking routes to smuggle drugs, weapons and protected wildlife, such as tigers and pangolins. This means that 'scam centres' are no longer just hubs for cybercrime, but are increasingly becoming epicentres for a variety of transnational crimes. Over 80 per cent are male, and 61 per cent are aged between 20 and 39 years. Meanwhile, 90 per cent are of Asian descent, with 11 per cent from Africa or South America, reflecting the complexity of global criminal networks. Cyril Gout, acting director of police services at Interpol, emphasised that addressing this threat requires genuine international cooperation. This includes intelligence sharing between countries, building partnerships with non-governmental organisations that assist victims, and collaborating with technology companies whose platforms are exploited for scams. Interpol continues to push for strict legal action, conducting joint operations with countries worldwide. These efforts have helped rescue many human trafficking victims, arrest perpetrators, and seize criminal assets. Through mechanisms like I-grip, which halts illegal money transfers, hundreds of millions of dollars have been blocked. In an era where cybercrime evolves as quickly as the technology used for deception, surveillance, and global collaboration, have become essential in combating online scam centres, which are increasingly tied to new forms of human trafficking. - The Nation/ANN
Express Tribune
30-06-2025
- Express Tribune
Johnny Somali's alleged victim files petition for severe punishment
Johnny Somali, also known as Ramsey Khalid Ismael, is facing mounting legal troubles as his trial in South Korea intensifies. On June 30, a new development emerged when a reported victim filed a court petition demanding that the court impose the maximum sentence allowed under law. Somali is currently on trial for multiple offenses linked to his controversial live-streaming activities in South Korea. He has pleaded guilty to two counts of Obstruction of Business and two violations of the Minor Crimes Act. However, he continues to deny allegations related to the creation of Deepfake videos, with additional charges reportedly still under review. According to YouTuber Legal Mindset, who has been closely following the case, the individual who submitted the petition is not BongBong, the streamer Somali is accused of targeting with Deepfakes. Instead, the petition is believed to have come from either a person affected by a public bus disruption allegedly caused by Somali, or a parent present at Lotte World theme park. During the incident at the park, Somali is accused of using a text-to-speech feature to broadcast inappropriate and explicit remarks involving children. This petition could influence sentencing if Somali is found guilty on all charges, especially as public pressure builds over his behavior during his stay in South Korea. Legal experts suggest that victim impact petitions may sway judges toward harsher penalties, especially in high-profile or morally charged cases. The case continues to draw significant attention online and in South Korean media as the trial proceeds. Somali's next court date is expected to shed more light on the remaining charges and the court's stance on potential sentencing enhancements.
