Cybersecurity expert says the next generation of identity theft is here: ‘Identity hijacking’

Scammers last week used deepfake technology to steal $25 million from a multinational Hong Kong firm.

Deepfake technology — a synthetic representation of a person’s likeness — is not new technology. Think Mark Hamill’s de-aged return as a young Luke Skywalker in an episode of ‘The Mandalorian’ in 2019.

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