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‘The ultimate fraud machine’: Scammers are using AI to target people and businesses with increasingly convincing deepfakes

  • Scammers used an AI-generated deepfake of Jordan Kagan's voice to trick his mother into believing her grandson was in trouble and demanded $2,500, as revealed by Dan Kagan.
  • Entrust reported a 3,000 percent increase in deepfakes from 2022 to 2023, indicating their growing use in scams.
  • More than a quarter of executives polled by Deloitte reported their organizations experienced at least one deepfake incident targeting financial data, highlighting the growing concern in businesses.
  • Experts warn that deepfake scams will become more common, with over a quarter of executives reporting incidents involving financial data.
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The Globe & Mail broke the news in Canada on Friday, February 21, 2025.
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