How Criminals Are Targeting Young Girls Using AI As Their Weapon

The parent of a class 9 student at an elite CBSE school in Bengaluru has filed a complaint with the police cyber cell, alleging that artificial intelligence (AI)-generated nude images of her daughter went viral on social media. Another student in the same class had her photos manipulated as well, but her parents had not yet made a complaint. The school, which is closed for summer vacation, has stated that an internal investigation would be conducted.

AI-morphed nude pics of two Bengaluru school girls go viral

The viral nudes of the girl whose parents filed a complaint were morphed by linking her face to one of her private Instagram photographs and the numbers were shared using a fake ID.

According to police, the girls' parents believe that the culprit is someone they know. Students on the illegal school's Instagram account even questioned the culprit. However, the culprit went offline and did not share any further images after that. The cyber cell is currently trying to locate the Instagram ID via which the photos were posted. However, no complaint has been registered from the side of the other girl whose nude pictures went viral. 

This reflects the grim reality of the online world, which is progressing both in terms of development and criminal behaviour.Just a few days ago, we came across another case of AI being used as a tool to commit crimes.

Man poses as female professor using voice-changing app and rapes seven girls

On May 25, a 30-year-old man was arrested from Madhya Pradesh for raping at least seven girls in a college.  Brajesh Prajapati of Sidhi district posed as a female professor and used a voice-changing app to sound like one. He used to call his targets and discuss scholarship funds.

He posed as a female professor at a Tikari institution and convinced the girls that they would receive a scholarship. Then, he used to summon the females to his home, saying his son would pick them up.

After raping the girls, Prajapati would snatch their mobile phones. According to one of the complainants, Prajapati would sometimes come on a bike with gloves and helmets to pick up the girls and take them to a deserted spot to rape them.

According to the authorities, Prajapati may have raped more than seven girls, most of which were tribal girls.

He was accompanied by three other people, Lavkush Prajapati, Rahul Prajapati, and Sandeep Prajapati, all of whom were arrested. Police discovered sixteen cell phones. One of the offenders was a college student who obtained the phone numbers of ladies from a campus WhatsApp group.