Cybercriminals do something very common. SEO scam Over the years, someone will claim ownership of an image and request that you include a link to a specific website. Boost your visibility in search results.As mentioned, this has been done for a long time, but now with generative AI and They do this kind of fraud perfectly.
According to the website 404 mediawebsite editor boredom received “Notification of Copyright Infringement” Last week, I received an email from a law firm. federal law.
Similar to other similar attempts to deceive recipients, the sender claimed to be contacting the client “in connection with the images” linked to it. In this case, the sender requested that a “visible and clickable link” be added to her website: “Tech 4 Gods” Below the photo that appears to have been stolen.
Because Tedium did indeed use a photo from a royalty-free provider, our editors investigated the claim, found the law firm's website, took a closer look, and noticed the following: Their lawyer's image was generated by AI.
As 404Media pointed out, There were blank stares in the photos of the lawyers. This is common in photos created by AI tools. Performing a reverse image search on these will yield results from his website at the following URL: generated photouses artificial intelligence to create “unique and trustworthy model photos from scratch.”
The editor also noted that the address of the law firm, which is said to be on the fourth floor of the building, is one-story house On Google Street View. The owner of tech4gods said he had nothing to do with the scam, but admitted he had purchased backlinks for the website.