His Face Sold Them a Sure Thing. It Cost Them R1 Billion — and He Never Said a Word.
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When synthetic video exploits authority bias, deterministic biometric comparison becomes an engineering necessity . South African financial regulators recently levied a massive R2 billion fine and handed down 30-year industry bans following a coordinated deepfake campaign that siphoned roughly R1 b…
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His Face Sold Them a Sure Thing. It Cost Them R1 Billion — and He Never Said a Word.