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Deepfake Dangers Escalate: AuthenticID Unveils Troubling Trends in 2025 Fraud Report

The Fintech Times

Account takeover scams saw a dramatic increase of 250 per cent last year. The use of deepfake technology and generative AI is also on the rise, compounding the threat range. The post Deepfake Dangers Escalate: AuthenticID Unveils Troubling Trends in 2025 Fraud Report appeared first on The Fintech Times.

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Identity Fraud Surges in Scale and Sophistication, with APAC’s Financial Services Becoming a Prime Target

Fintech News

Data from identity verification specialist Sumsub reveal that identity fraud incidents have more than doubled in the past three years, with account takeovers and deepfakes emerging as major concerns. Notably, account takeovers witnessed a remarkable increase, increasing by 250% year-over-year (YoY) on a worldwide basis.

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Digital Document Forgeries Overtake Physical Forgeries For the First Time As Deepfakes on the Rise

The Fintech Times

In its sixth edition, the 2025 Identity Fraud Report found that attacks involving deepfakes happened every five minutes in 2024, and digital document forgeries increased by 244 per cent year over year. Another way fraudsters are abusing financial firms is through AI-assisted deepfakes.

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Deepfake fraud has increased by 2,137% over the last 3 years

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The financial sector is facing an unprecedented surge in AI-driven fraud, with deepfake-related attacks increasing by a staggering 2,137% over the past three years. of all fraud attempts detected in the financial sector now involve AI-generated forgeries, with deepfakes leading the charge. According to the research, 42.5%

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72% of Consumers Worry About Becoming a Victim of Fraud Due to Deepfakes, Jumio Finds

The Fintech Times

The rapidly increasing prevalence of AI-generated content and deepfakes has left many questioning everything they see online. In fact, as much as 72 per cent of consumers worry on a day-to-day basis about being fooled by a deepfake into handing over sensitive information or money.

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Sumsub Combats Fraud Networks in APAC With Upgraded Solution

Fintech News

This tool is designed to help businesses tackle fraud rings, account takeovers, chargeback fraud, and bot attacks. Fraud networks, however small they may seem right now, will gain prominence, just like AI-powered deepfakes. The damage of fraud rings is much more significant than that of individual scammers.

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Organisations Remain Unprepared to Fight AI-Driven Fraud, Signicat Reveals

The Fintech Times

The digital identity firm revealed that account takeover attacks are the most popular type of fraud, often taking advantage of weak or reused passwords. Deepfakes, often used to impersonate the holder of an account rather than creating a new or synthetic identity, are far more popular, accounting for one in 15 fraud attempts.

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