Tax scammers in China turn photos into vids to crack tax dept facial recognition system

Tax scammers in China turn photos into vids to crack tax dept facial recognition system

A duo in China has tricked a government-run identity verification system and create fake invoices.


According to state-controlled outlet Xinhua, the criminals tricked the State Taxation Administration platform’s identity verification system by manipulating high-def photos with a widely available app that turns photos into videos.

The scammers then obtained a smartphone that allowed them to bypass its camera during facial authentication, instead feeding their doctored videos into the system.


The facial recognition system fell for the ruse and authenticated the people depicted in the videos.


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