Deepfakes have become the second most common cybersecurity incident for businesses in the US, with a staggering 35% of organizations reporting deepfake security incidents within the last year. These incidents are mainly used in business email compromise scenarios to deceive recipients into transferring funds, and as partner data is the most compromised data type, businesses need to enhance vigilance towards third-party risks alongside adopting technologies like AI and ML to strengthen their cybersecurity foundations according to ISMS.online's research

Deepfakes rank as the second most common cybersecurity incident for US businesses