CSWC Data Highlights Deepfake AI Abuse
Cyber Violence Rising 69 Percent Women Victims
- 69% of cyber complaints in 21 months involve female victims, CSWC reports
- Intimate media threats, fake accounts, and AI-edited deepfakes on the rise
- Platform demands swift technical investigation and victim-friendly legal support
Highlighting the risks posed by emerging tech abuses, the Cyber Support for Women and Children (CSWC) platform reported a sharp rise in cyber violence targeting women and minors. Analyzing data over 21 months, CSWC revealed on Thursday (October 1)—marking 'Cyber Security Awareness Month 2026'—that 55 out of 80 documented complaints (69 percent) involved female victims facing digital harassment.
CSWC’s trend analysis spanning January 2025 to September 2026 underscores severe misuses of personal data, identity theft, and privacy violations. Reported offenses prominently feature threats to leak intimate media, unauthorized content publishing, fraudulent social media profiling, online blackmail, and deepfake imagery generated using artificial intelligence.
Of the total cases, 55 victims were women and 12 were men, while the gender of 13 applicants remained unidentified. Notably, five male applicants sought intervention on behalf of wives, underage daughters, or female relatives, demonstrating how cyber offenses impact entire family structures.
Emphasizing the threat generative AI poses to personal dignity and digital integrity, CSWC advocated for accessible victim-friendly reporting portals, accelerated technical forensics, and legal aid. Formed under the leadership of BLAST in coalition with 17 organizations—including the Cyber Crime Awareness Foundation (CCA Foundation) with Naripokkho as member secretary—the alliance continues building multi-sectoral digital resilience nationwide.
//DBTech/SCPR/BV/PC//
