Deepfakes and AI impersonation are draining bank accounts in minutes, forcing cybersecurity to rethink trust

Every meeting participant was AI generated, not human

AI has turned trust into a cyber weakness, enabling deepfake-driven fraud where voice, video, and identity look real enough to approve millions. A real case saw a $25M+ loss after an AI-made meeting duped a finance executive. As deepfake tools become “as-a-service,” security shifts from identity checks to intent-based verification, layered approvals, and behavioral detection.