KELA REPORT

Unmasking Deepfakes: When Digital Deception Becomes the New Reality

Uncover the alarming rise of deepfake technology in our report, where we delve into how it's becoming a crucial tool for cybercriminals, facilitating deception, manipulation, and fraud.

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Key Report Highlights:

  • Generative AI could push fraud losses in the US from $12.3 billion in 2023 to $40 billion by 2027
  • Deepfake services and abuse methods traded on cybercrime forums such as XSS, Exploit and BreachForums, using tools like Roop, DeepFaceLab and HeyGen
  • How deepfakes are used for account takeover and KYC bypass on crypto exchanges, job-verification fraud and social engineering scams, including the Arup video-call heist
  • Deepfakes in disinformation: Taiwan’s 2024 election, the US elections and the Paris 2024 Olympics
  • KELA’s recommendations: cyber monitoring, detection technology and public awareness

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