Deep Fakes: The Lies We Can’t See

What if that urgent video call from your CEO is a deepfake? Learn how scammers use AI to authorize fraudulent transfers and how to stop them.

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Understanding fraud's emotional impact and social engineering tactics

Fraud causes significant emotional distress, often using social engineering and impersonation to create a sense of urgency and manipulate victims.

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An overview of four common deepfake attack scenarios

Deepfakes are used in various scams, including C-level impersonation, audio-based family emergencies, fake job interviews, and fraudulent investment promotions.

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How scammers use deepfakes for CEO impersonation fraud

A detailed walkthrough shows how scammers use a deepfaked CEO in a video call to pressure an accountant into making an unauthorized wire transfer.

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The rise of audio deepfakes in personal and corporate scams

Scammers use cloned voices to create fake emergencies, such as kidnapping calls to family or urgent requests from a manager to an employee for credentials.

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A real-world case of deepfake job interview phishing

A real attack involved using deepfakes to conduct fake job interviews, ultimately tricking an engineer into installing malware from a job offer PDF.

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Using celebrity deepfakes for mass market investment scams

Scammers use deepfaked videos of famous personalities like Elon Musk in paid social media ads to promote fake investment opportunities to a wide audience.

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How to protect yourself and your company from deepfakes

Key defensive tactics include immediately ending suspicious calls, never sharing credentials, using a four-eyes principle for transactions, and promoting continuous awareness.