Hackers are stealing PII to apply for remote jobs and then using deepfakes to pass the interview.
Forget scamming grandma with fake IRS calls. According to the FBI, hackers are now stealing personal information and using deepfakes to apply for remote jobs.
“The remote work or work-from-home positions identified in these reports include information technology and computer programming, database, and software-related job positions.” The FBI post said. “Notably, some reported positions include access to customer PII, financial data, corporate IT databases and proprietary information.”
The impressive part happens once they’ve been asked for a remote interview. The hackers will use deepfake videos to pretend they are you during an online video meeting. They may also use deepfake voice modifiers for telephone interviews. Thankfully, there are ways to spot a deepfake. Often the lip movements don’t sync with the words being spoken. Because the hackers need to use pre-recorded voices for the AI to generate a match, there can be sneezing or coughing in the audio while the face remains unmoved.
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