WIRED/Indicator: 90 schools, 600+ students worldwide targeted with AI deepfake nudes
Date: 2025-12
Affected: K-12 students globally
Attack vector: tool-abuse
Category: real-world
Severity: High

A joint WIRED and Indicator investigation uncovered nearly 90 schools and 600+ students worldwide targeted by AI-generated deepfake nude images created by classmates. By 2025, at least half of U.S. states had enacted legislation addressing AI-generated NCII.


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Architectural layers (MAESTRO):