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Deepfake technology uses artificial intelligence to create realistic but fabricated audio or video that depicts people saying or doing things they never did. This synthetic media can convincingly mimic voices and faces, making it difficult to distinguish genuine content from manipulated material. The technology relies on machine learning models trained on large datasets of real images and sounds to generate these forgeries.
In information security, deepfakes pose risks such as enabling sophisticated social engineering attacks where attackers impersonate trusted individuals to extract sensitive information or authorize fraudulent transactions. They also threaten biometric authentication systems that use facial or voice recognition, potentially allowing unauthorized access. Defending against deepfake threats involves deploying detection tools that analyze inconsistencies in media, implementing multi-factor authentication beyond biometrics, and training users to verify unusual requests through independent channels.
Dark Reading asked readers whether agentic AI attacks, advanced deepfake threats, board recognition of cyber as a top priority, or password-less technology adoption would be most likely to become a trending reality for 2026.
ACAMS Says Investigators Need Better Data, Architecture and AI-Based DetectionThe financial system has a trust problem driven by artificial intelligence, and CIOs looking to prevent fraud and other financial crimes will only face more challenges as criminals find new ways to use AI to swindle, according to an Association of Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialists survey.
The Urgency of High-Assurance Identity Proofing Amid Growing Identity FraudRemote work has fueled a new crimewave built on stolen and synthetic identities. As deepfakes scale, high-assurance identity proofing - combining biometrics, liveness detection and verified IDs - becomes essential to verify users, prevent impersonation and protect enterprise access.
Probe follows outcry over use of creepy image generation tool The European Commission has launched an investigation into X amid concerns that its GenAI model Grok offered users the ability to generate sexually explicit imagery, including sexualized images of children.…