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Wednesday, July 06, 2022

Deep Fake Job Seekers

Note how remote working can aid this.

Deepfakes Are Interviewing For Tech Jobs  in Extremetech

By Adrianna Nine on July 5, 2022

The tech industry has been rife with recruiting issues in recent years, from post-interview ghosting to bait-and-switch tactics affecting both sides of a job offer. But now the FBI is warning tech companies to look out for an unexpected challenge: deepfake interviewees. 

Bad actors are impersonating other people via deepfakes to weasel their way into remote work positions, according to the agency’s latest public service announcement. The wrongdoer starts by gathering enough of their target’s personal information to convincingly apply to jobs as that person. Then they acquire a few high-quality photos of the person, either through theft or a bit of casual online sleuthing. When interview time rolls around, the bad actor uses the photos (and sometimes voice spoofing) to create and deploy a deepfake, which often passes for the target in a video medium.   ... ' 


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