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Deciphering the dangerous deepfake duo
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- 22.04.26
The rise of deepfake technology has created new challenges for mobile-based biometric and document authentication. For firms, two prominent deepfake attacks now exist below the surface.
Presentation attacks involve someone showing something fake to the camera lens, like a printed ID or deepfake video, and tricking the system. Injection attacks occur when fraudsters feed non-live and synthetic content into the system, skipping the real camera feed. Attackers combine both methods to create false identities and bypass security measures.
People are generally aware of deepfake videos, but not many know how deepfakes attack document verification processes. How accessible are deepfake forged documents? What are the global standards upholding authentication systems? How can firms detect injection and presentation attacks? Discover how these attacks operate in this article.
