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World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

World Economic Forum: Deepfake Face-Swapping Tools Are Creating Critical Security Risks

2026-01-09  Per Henrikson

Researchers at the World Economic Forum have shown that threat actors can use commercial deepfake tools to bypass corporate security protections. The researchers concluded that some tools do include capabilities defeating traditional digital KYC protections. Additionally, the analysis showed that even moderate-quality face swapping models, when integrated with camera injection techniques, can deceive certain biometric systems under specific environmental or technical conditions.


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