AI Impersonations: Revealing the New Frontier of Scamming

 

In the age of rapidly evolving artificial intelligence (AI), a new breed of frauds has emerged, posing enormous risks to companies and their clients. AI-powered impersonations, capable of generating highly realistic voice and visual content, have become a major threat that CISOs must address.

This article explores the multifaceted risks of AI-generated impersonations, including their financial and security impacts. It also provides insights into risk mitigation and a look ahead at combating AI-driven scams.

AI-generated impersonations have ushered in a new era of scam threats. Fraudsters now use AI to create unexpectedly trustworthy audio and visual content, such as vocal cloning and deepfake technology. These enhanced impersonations make it harder for targets to distinguish between genuine and fraudulent content, leaving them vulnerable to various types of fraud.

The rise of AI-generated impersonations has significantly escalated risks for companies and clients in several ways: