The alleged fraudster targeted a security company authorized to issue digital certificates and bypassed its identity checks using forged documents, altered photographs, deepfake tools, and a carefully arranged lighting rig. The verification process required a live video check comparing the applicant's face with the photograph on the identity document. He allegedly used deepfake technology to alter his face in real time so that he could bypass the visual identity checks, and used custom lighting to recreate the appearance of each document's holograms.