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The ‘synthetic insider’: how AI deepfakes turned the fake employee into a corporate threat

calendar_today July 20, 2026 person Alina Maria Stan domain the-next-web

The most dangerous person in your company might not work there at all. AI deepfakes are getting cheaper and better. Hackers now use them to pose as trusted staff, a threat the industry calls the “synthetic insider.” The tactic sits at the sharp end of an old problem.

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