AI, election security headline discussions at Black Hat and DEF CON

Summary: At Black Hat and DEF CON, researchers demonstrated how easily deepfake videos can be created, including a fake of Meghan Markle, though tools like Adobe's Content Authenticity Initiative and SemaFor detected them as fake. In the DEF CON Voting Village, researchers found vulnerabilities in voting machines likely used in the 2024 U.S. presidential election, with co-founder Harri Hursti telling Politico the list ran "multiple pages."
Key Takeaway: There isn't enough time to implement many of these voting-machine fixes before the November election, and the number of equipment types and manufacturers makes it impossible to properly inspect every device.

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Topics: Malware
Mentions: CVE-2024-38184 CVE-2024-38185 CVE-2024-38186 CVE-2024-38187
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