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DeepPrivacy: A Generative Adversarial Network for Face Anonymization
We propose a novel architecture which is able to automatically anonymize faces in images while retaining the original data distribution. We ensure total anonymization of all faces in an image by generating images exclusively on privacy-safe information. Our model is based on a conditional generative adversarial network, generating images considering the original pose and image background. The conditional information enables us to generate highly realistic faces with a seamless transition between the generated face and the existing background. Furthermore, we introduce a diverse dataset of human faces, including unconventional poses, occluded faces, and a vast variability in backgrounds. Finally, we present experimental results reflecting the capability of our model to anonymize images while preserving the data distribution, making the data suitable for further training of deep learning models. As far as we know, no other solution has been proposed that guarantees the anonymization of faces while generating realistic images.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.04538.pdf
👉🏼 GitHub:
https://github.com/hukkelas/DeepPrivacy
👉🏼 Story on Motherboard:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne87pg/deepprivacy-fake-face-anonymized-algorithm
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We propose a novel architecture which is able to automatically anonymize faces in images while retaining the original data distribution. We ensure total anonymization of all faces in an image by generating images exclusively on privacy-safe information. Our model is based on a conditional generative adversarial network, generating images considering the original pose and image background. The conditional information enables us to generate highly realistic faces with a seamless transition between the generated face and the existing background. Furthermore, we introduce a diverse dataset of human faces, including unconventional poses, occluded faces, and a vast variability in backgrounds. Finally, we present experimental results reflecting the capability of our model to anonymize images while preserving the data distribution, making the data suitable for further training of deep learning models. As far as we know, no other solution has been proposed that guarantees the anonymization of faces while generating realistic images.
👉🏼 PDF:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1909.04538.pdf
👉🏼 GitHub:
https://github.com/hukkelas/DeepPrivacy
👉🏼 Story on Motherboard:
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/ne87pg/deepprivacy-fake-face-anonymized-algorithm
#DeepPrivacy #privacy #anonymization #research #study #pdf
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The Eye on the Nile
Phishing attack on government opponents in Egypt - with apps from the Play Store
Specialists reveal a sophisticated phishing attack in Egypt. Android apps that made it into the Play Store without catching the eye were involved.
Back in March 2019, Amnesty International published a report that uncovered a targeted attack against journalists and human rights activists in Egypt. The victims even received an e-mail from Google warning them that government-backed attackers attempted to steal their passwords. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2019/03/phishing-attacks-using-third-party-applications-against-egyptian-civil-society-organizations/
According to the report, the attackers did not rely on traditional phishing methods or credential-stealing payloads, but rather utilized a stealthier and more efficient way of accessing the victims’ inboxes: a technique known as “OAuth Phishing”. By abusing third-party applications for popular mailing services such as Gmail or Outlook, the attackers manipulated victims into granting them full access to their e-mails.
Recently, we were able to find previously unknown or undisclosed malicious artifacts belonging to this operation. A new website we attributed to this malicious activity revealed that the attackers are going after their prey in more than one way, and might even be hiding in plain sight: developing mobile applications to monitor their targets, and hosting them on Google’s official Play Store.
After we notified Google about the involved applications, they quickly took them off of the Play Store and banned the associated developer.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://research.checkpoint.com/the-eye-on-the-nile/
#Egypt #pishing #attacks #research #android #apps #playstore
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Phishing attack on government opponents in Egypt - with apps from the Play Store
Specialists reveal a sophisticated phishing attack in Egypt. Android apps that made it into the Play Store without catching the eye were involved.
Back in March 2019, Amnesty International published a report that uncovered a targeted attack against journalists and human rights activists in Egypt. The victims even received an e-mail from Google warning them that government-backed attackers attempted to steal their passwords. https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/research/2019/03/phishing-attacks-using-third-party-applications-against-egyptian-civil-society-organizations/
According to the report, the attackers did not rely on traditional phishing methods or credential-stealing payloads, but rather utilized a stealthier and more efficient way of accessing the victims’ inboxes: a technique known as “OAuth Phishing”. By abusing third-party applications for popular mailing services such as Gmail or Outlook, the attackers manipulated victims into granting them full access to their e-mails.
Recently, we were able to find previously unknown or undisclosed malicious artifacts belonging to this operation. A new website we attributed to this malicious activity revealed that the attackers are going after their prey in more than one way, and might even be hiding in plain sight: developing mobile applications to monitor their targets, and hosting them on Google’s official Play Store.
After we notified Google about the involved applications, they quickly took them off of the Play Store and banned the associated developer.
👉🏼 Read more:
https://research.checkpoint.com/the-eye-on-the-nile/
#Egypt #pishing #attacks #research #android #apps #playstore
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