^{Security Tips} Deepfake Fraud

How Deepfake Fraud Works?

• Voice Impersonation – Criminals use AI-generated voice clones to deceive employees into processing fraudulent transactions.
• Fake Video Calls – Fraudsters create lifelike deepfake videos to impersonate senior executives to authorize payments.
• Social Engineering & Phishing – Attackers combine deepfake technology with traditional phishing tactics to manipulate victims into revealing sensitive information.

Red Flags to Watch For:

• Video calls or voice messages from executives with slight distortions or unnatural speech patterns.
• Urgent or unusual transaction requests, especially involving high-value payments or account changes.
• Emails directing employees to verify transactions via an unexpected video call instead of the usual process.
• Requests to bypass standard security procedures due to “time sensitivity.”

How to Protect your company from?

• Always verify unusual requests through a secondary, known contact method.
• Do not approve transactions based solely on video calls or voice recordings.
• Follow company’s security protocols and confirm high-risk transactions (for example, large sum transfers, transactions outside the standard approval process, etc.) through multiple authentication steps.
• Be cautious of unsolicited emails or messages instructing you to join video calls for urgent transactions.

As deepfake scams become more sophisticated, staying vigilant and questioning unusual requests is essential. If you encounter any suspicious activity, do not proceed with the request—verify first!