Investigators have traced the wallet addresses used to pay for the computing time (approximately $147 worth of Monero) to a group loosely affiliated with hacktivist forums. Their motive appears not to be financial gain but rather reputational demolition —a trend on the rise in the post-truth era.
The implications of deepfakes are far-reaching and potentially concerning. Some of the potential risks include:
But what exactly is “ttbyq-deepfake-mhkr,” and why should the average digital citizen care?
