China warns on AI voice cloning; Korean banks boost cyber security

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China's security ministry says a few seconds of voice can be cloned for fraud; Korean banks raise cyber budgets after AI-linked data leaks.

China's Ministry of State Security warned that answering unknown calls after a few seconds of silence can supply enough voice data for AI cloning and fraud. [1]

Korean banks including Shinhan, Hana and KB Kookmin suffered AI-assisted hacks that exposed customer data; they plan higher 2027 security budgets and more staff. [2]

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  1. 国家安全部揭秘为何接陌生来电先沉默三秒,称数秒语音样本可能被不法分子用于 AI 声纹克隆

    ITHome · · Full text

  2. 接连遭遇黑客攻击后 韩国多家银行增加网络安全投入

    Sina Finance · · Full text

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