When Vision Deceives: Deepfakes and AI Scams in 2025

Can you still trust what you see and hear online? As AI and deepfake tools get better, convincing fake videos, images, and audio are easier to create—and criminals are cashing in.

How AI-powered deception is used by scammers:

• Deepfake celebrities pitching bogus investment opportunities
• Synthetic nudes generated from innocent photos for extortion
• Fake voices and videos impersonating executives to trigger corporate wire transfers

Watch ESET Chief Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe explain how to sharpen your defenses against deepfakes and AI-generated media. This video wraps up the Cybersecurity Awareness Month series—be sure to catch the other episodes on the human element in security, strong authentication, software patching, ransomware risks, and shadow IT. You can also explore ESET’s cybersecurity awareness training to build a stronger security culture.

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Source: WeLiveSecurity