The AI Deepfake Threat Making Recruitment the New Cybersecurity Frontier
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 21 June 2025
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- 3
- Australian
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- 22 June 2025, 07:12 pm
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A quiet plague of organised criminal and state hackers has been using artificial intelligence to pose as remote job applicants.
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The article highlights the emergence of AI-driven deepfake technology as a threat within the recruitment industry, where organized criminals and state-backed hackers pose as remote job applicants to infiltrate companies. This development poses significant cybersecurity challenges as perpetrators aim to steal data and extort organizations. Gartner's modeling suggests that by 2028, a quarter of all job applicants globally could be fake, driven by motives ranging from individuals hiding their identity to more malicious intents. The article emphasizes the importance of companies enhancing their digital defenses amid evolving AI threats, which is crucial for global cybersecurity and the mitigation of potential AI-related risks.
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Work & CareersCareersWorkplacePrint articleRachael BoltonWork and careers reporterJun 22, 2025 – 3.39pmSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginA quiet plague of organised criminals and nefarious state hackers have been using artificial intelligence to pose as remote job applicants in an effort to infiltrate companies from the inside, steal data and hold them to ransom.One quarter of all job applicants on the global market will be fake by 2028, according to modelling by market research firm Gartner. And while some applicants may be individuals attempting to fudge their true identity or to skirt a background check, there is mounting concern about a much darker side to the trend.Loading...Rachael Boltonis a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review.Connect withRachaelonTwitter.EmailRachaelatrachael.bolton@afr.com.auSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreWorkplaceHiring & firingAIManagingOrganised crimeWeb cultureFetching latest articlesIt’s the coolest chalet in Switzerland – though not for everyoneMatthew DrummondHotel dining used to be bland. Now it’s reinventing room service2 top Melbourne creatives join forces for a new restaurantThe CEO of this $7b company is doubling his workforce – by using AIPatrick DurkinThis executive tripled his salary in 5 years. Here is how he did itHow a banker, coal owner and pokies baron passed the ESG pub testThis Sydney financier dreams of hitting the road with David BeckhamLife & LeisureThis Aston Martin can be tailored to your taste – but it will cost youThis re-released best-selling handbag is now yours for $9450Toorak Rich Listers caught up in mansion fireHannah Wootton‘How very Sydney’: Justin Hemmes forced to unleash charm offensiveBillionaire Geminder mulls asset sales at struggling Pro-Pac business