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Identity verification firm Shufti projects document deepfakes will rise about 40-fold this year. That would make fake documents about four in five of the AI fraud attempts it blocks. I asked CTO Faryam Asif what sits behind the number. Document deepfakes are the fastest-growing type of AI fraud that Shufti blocks. They are identity documents … Read more
Two in five security leaders in a Tevora poll say their company puts AI innovation ahead of security. Only 16% say security comes first. Now insurers are asking about AI oversight. Companies are adopting AI fast and bringing security in late, according to Tevora’s 2027 CISO Trends Report. Chief information security officers (CISOs) often arrive … Read more
Large companies are naming a head of AI security, a new IANS and Artico Search benchmark finds. Ownership of AI governance is less settled. Between 15% and 19% of security chiefs say no single executive is accountable for it. The share holds across small, midsize, and large companies. The figures come from the 2026 Security … Read more
AI agents are logging in, signing up, and checking out for real customers. Arkose Labs found only 2.3% of legitimate agent sessions carried a verified signature. When someone misuses an agent, CEO Kevin Gosschalk says, the loss usually sits with the business. Personal AI agents moved from reading the web to transacting on it in … Read more
Bitsight found a criminal hacking platform that runs on AI API keys stolen from legitimate companies. The key’s owner pays for the attack. Some cyber insurers have started setting smaller limits for exactly that loss. Bitsight researchers found a hacking platform for sale on a restricted cybercrime forum. It runs on stolen API keys from … Read more