ATK

Deepfake fraud

Using AI-generated audio or video of a real person — often an executive — to convincingly impersonate them and authorize a fraudulent payment or disclosure.

For small firms

A verbal or video request for money or sensitive data should still be confirmed through a second, pre-agreed channel, no matter how convincing it sounds.

Related terms

ATK Business email compromise An attacker impersonates an executive or vendor's email to redirect a payment. ATK Smishing & vishing Phishing delivered by text message or phone call instead of email.
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