Rashmika Mandanna Falls Prey To Deepfake Again; Here’s How You Can Shield Yourself On The Internet

Rashmika Mandanna is one of the most popular Indian actors who has also held the ‘National Crush’ title at some point. She is known for her versatility and beauty, and has worked in top-grossing Bollywood and South Indian movies like ‘Animal’ and ‘Pushpa’. However, with fame comes a price.

Rashmika Mandanna has fallen victim to an AI-generated deepfake video for the second time in six months. Her video in a red bikini has gone viral. Keep reading to know all about it.

Rashmika Mandanna Deepfake Video

The 28-year-old Indian actor has once again fallen prey to a deepfake video which is breaking the Internet. The video features her face morphed into Colombian model and content creator Daniela Villareal's body posing under a waterfall in a strapless red bikini. She posted the original video on her Instagram handle in April 2024. Mandanna has not reacted to the heinous crime yet.

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Rashmika Mandanna's Previous Deepfake Video

What makes the act even more appalling is that Rashmika Mandanna has been subjected to a deepfake video previously as well. In November 2023, her face was morphed into a woman’s body wearing a deep strappy black bodysuit. Later it was discovered that the original video featured a British-Indian influencer, Zara Patel. However, the culprits were arrested by Delhi Police in January 2024.

🚨 There is an urgent need for a legal and regulatory framework to deal with deepfake in India.

You might have seen this viral video of actress Rashmika Mandanna on Instagram. But wait, this is a deepfake video of Zara Patel.

This thread contains the actual video. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/SidP1Xa4sT

— Abhishek (@AbhishekSay) November 5, 2023

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How To Protect Yourself Against Deepfakes?

To shield yourself from the dark side of the Internet, here are some guidelines shared by the National Cybersecurity Alliance:

1. Be mindful of what personal information you share over social media. Avoid sharing high-quality pictures and videos of yourself that can be deepfaked.
2. Enable privacy settings on your social media profiles by accessing the privacy settings. This will limit your data from spreading to unwanted sources.
3. Watermarking your photos and videos can make your content hard to deepfake or morph.
4. Most social media platforms provide multi-factor authentication which safeguards your data, conversations, and more by setting privacy codes, facial scans, fingerprint locks, and more for increased protection.
5. Avoid clicking on suspicious links from unknown senders you may receive through emails, social media DMs, or SMSs.

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