{"id":13977,"date":"2023-11-15T11:26:47","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:26:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1401584"},"modified":"2023-11-15T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T11:26:47","slug":"deepfake-fraud-attempts-are-up-3000-in-2023-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=13977","title":{"rendered":"Deepfake fraud attempts are up 3000% in 2023 \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Deepfake fraud attempts have increased by a whopping 31 times in 2023 \u2014 a  3,000% increase year-on-year.<\/span><\/p>\n

That\u2019s according to a <\/span>new report<\/span><\/a> by Onfido, an ID verification unicorn based in London. The company attributes the surge to the growing availability of cheap and simple online tools and generative AI<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Face-swapping apps are the most common example. The most basic versions crudely paste one face on top of another to create a \u201ccheapfake.\u201d M<\/span>ore sophisticated systems use AI to morph and blend a source face onto a target, but these require greater resources and skills. <\/span><\/p>\n

The simple software, meanwhile, is easy to run and cheap or even free. An array of forgeries can then be simultaneously used in multiple attacks. <\/span><\/p>\n

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These cheapfakes aim to penetrate facial verification systems, conduct fraudulent transactions, or access sensitive business information. <\/span>They may be crude, but only one needs to succeed. <\/span><\/p>\n

By emphasising <\/span>quantity over quality, the fraudsters target the maximum reward from the minimum effort. <\/span><\/p>\n

Research suggests that this is their preferred approach. <\/span>Onfido found that \u201ceasy\u201d or less sophisticated fraud accounts for 80.3% of all attacks in 2023 \u2014  7.4% higher than last year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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<\/i><\/a>The volume of deepfake attempts over time on Onfido\u2019s Video and Motion products. Credit: Onfido<\/figcaption>