Bengaluru college student alleges private photos leaked online, AI deepfake threats; cyber police register case
A Bengaluru college student has filed a police complaint after her private photos were leaked online and she was extorted by a hacker threatening to create AI-generated deepfakes. The case highlights the growing threat of digital harassment and non-consensual image distribution.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the urgent need for better digital safety measures and legal protections against AI-enabled sexual harassment.
A 21-year-old student of a private college has lodged a complaint at the East CEN Crime Police Station, alleging that her intimate photographs were leaked and circulated on multiple adult websites, while an unidentified person claiming to be a hacker threatened to create and publish AI-generated explicit images if she refused to send more private photographs.
The article reports on a police complaint and the facts of the case without editorializing.
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