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(Image Source: Department of Justice) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"41.4750499002\"><body readability=\"86.161742763354\"><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized multiple internet domains this week, accusing them of being used to publishing thousands of AI or digitally-altered images and videos of nude women.<\/p>\n<p>The domains, CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com, specialized in digital forgeries that \u201cwere made to appear to be sexual images of famous women, including politicians, first ladies of multiple countries, royalty, journalists, television presenters, athletes, entertainers, and others\u201d either nude or engaged in sexual activity,\u201d according to a Department of Justice release.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to creating sexual images and videos of women without their consent, the service allowed people to browse by topics, including \u201crape,\u201d \u201cforced,\u201d and \u201cdegradation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That description comes from a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/united-states-seizes-domain-names-publishing-nude-digital-forgeries-famous-women\">release<\/a> describing the contents of its probable cause affidavit and search warrants. CyberScoop has not viewed the court documents. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The sites were seized under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a law <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/take-it-down-act-passes-house-first-amendment-encryption\/\">passed last year<\/a> giving federal authorities the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-sentencing-guidelines-take-it-down-act-deepfake-law\/\">criminally prosecute<\/a> those who create and distribute deepfake porn. The law was a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in Washington D.C., gaining support from both Democrats and Republicans who said their constituents were demanding tougher laws to curb the use of AI to create nonconsensual deepfake porn.<\/p>\n<p>The operation marks one of the largest seizures since the law went into effect. The details of the operation disclosed by the government show how creators of deepfake porn rely on a web of international assets and infrastructure to evade law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Fraiser, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said U.S. authorities worked in coordination with law enforcement agencies in France and Italy. According to U.S. officials, they were first notified about the website by Italian Polizia de Stato, while a parallel investigation run by the Paris Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office in France resulted in the arrest of a suspect connected with the site, along with seized cryptocurrency funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese seizures stopped a website that trafficked in humiliation, exploitation, and the violation of personal privacy on a massive scale,\u201d said Frazer in a statement. \u201cFor the victims whose images were distributed without their consent, the harm is not virtual \u2014 it is deeply personal and often enduring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/2026-06-12%20-%20CP%20Cfake%20plateforme%20de%20deepfakes.pdf\">Paris Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/a>, Cyrille B., a 47-year-old French national was arrested and accused of being an administrator for CFAKE. A search of his home in Nice found computer equipment related to the site and a little more than $48,000 in Ethereum cryptocurrency that they said came from the site\u2019s advertising.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The French investigation identified 300,000 images, 7,000 videos depicting 14,000 individuals from different countries. The site had approximately 200,000 user accounts, 4 million views per month and uploaded 50 pieces of new content every day.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect had no prior criminal record, and will go to trial on July 7. The charges carry potential penalties of up to seven years in prison and \u20ac500,000.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s Homeland Security Investigation division is leading the federal investigation, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office for New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.0243902439024\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/us-france-and-italian-authorities-shut-down-massive-deepfake-porn-site.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. 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(Image Source: Department of Justice) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"41.4750499002\"><body readability=\"86.161742763354\"><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Departments of Justice and Homeland Security seized multiple internet domains this week, accusing them of being used to publishing thousands of AI or digitally-altered images and videos of nude women.<\/p>\n<p>The domains, CFAKE.com and SOCFAKE.com, specialized in digital forgeries that \u201cwere made to appear to be sexual images of famous women, including politicians, first ladies of multiple countries, royalty, journalists, television presenters, athletes, entertainers, and others\u201d either nude or engaged in sexual activity,\u201d according to a Department of Justice release.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to creating sexual images and videos of women without their consent, the service allowed people to browse by topics, including \u201crape,\u201d \u201cforced,\u201d and \u201cdegradation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That description comes from a Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/opa\/pr\/united-states-seizes-domain-names-publishing-nude-digital-forgeries-famous-women\">release<\/a> describing the contents of its probable cause affidavit and search warrants. CyberScoop has not viewed the court documents. <\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The sites were seized under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, a law <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/take-it-down-act-passes-house-first-amendment-encryption\/\">passed last year<\/a> giving federal authorities the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/us-sentencing-guidelines-take-it-down-act-deepfake-law\/\">criminally prosecute<\/a> those who create and distribute deepfake porn. The law was a rare moment of bipartisan agreement in Washington D.C., gaining support from both Democrats and Republicans who said their constituents were demanding tougher laws to curb the use of AI to create nonconsensual deepfake porn.<\/p>\n<p>The operation marks one of the largest seizures since the law went into effect. The details of the operation disclosed by the government show how creators of deepfake porn rely on a web of international assets and infrastructure to evade law enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Fraiser, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, said U.S. authorities worked in coordination with law enforcement agencies in France and Italy. According to U.S. officials, they were first notified about the website by Italian Polizia de Stato, while a parallel investigation run by the Paris Public Prosecutor\u2019s Office in France resulted in the arrest of a suspect connected with the site, along with seized cryptocurrency funds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese seizures stopped a website that trafficked in humiliation, exploitation, and the violation of personal privacy on a massive scale,\u201d said Frazer in a statement. \u201cFor the victims whose images were distributed without their consent, the harm is not virtual \u2014 it is deeply personal and often enduring.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribunal-de-paris.justice.fr\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/2026-06-12%20-%20CP%20Cfake%20plateforme%20de%20deepfakes.pdf\">Paris Prosecutor\u2019s Office<\/a>, Cyrille B., a 47-year-old French national was arrested and accused of being an administrator for CFAKE. A search of his home in Nice found computer equipment related to the site and a little more than $48,000 in Ethereum cryptocurrency that they said came from the site\u2019s advertising.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The French investigation identified 300,000 images, 7,000 videos depicting 14,000 individuals from different countries. The site had approximately 200,000 user accounts, 4 million views per month and uploaded 50 pieces of new content every day.<\/p>\n<p>The suspect had no prior criminal record, and will go to trial on July 7. The charges carry potential penalties of up to seven years in prison and \u20ac500,000.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\u2019s Homeland Security Investigation division is leading the federal investigation, in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney\u2019s office for New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\" readability=\"3.0243902439024\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"13\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/us-france-and-italian-authorities-shut-down-massive-deepfake-porn-site.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Derek B. Johnson\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Derek B. Johnson<\/h4>\n<p> Derek B. 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