deepfakes

AI Agents Are Getting Phished. Security Teams Lead Approval At Just 6% of Firms

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Cyber Insurance News story on AI agent phishing showing a small desk robot reading an opened envelope with a fishing hook trailing from it, beside a laptop inbox in daylight

IRONSCALES surveyed 501 US IT and security leaders on AI agents and phishing. Of them, 77% said an AI agent acted on malicious, misleading, or unauthorized content last year. Security teams lead approval of those agents at just 6% of companies using them. I asked CEO Eyal Benishti what counts as an incident and what … Read more

Shufti Projects A 40-Fold Rise In Document Deepfakes. Its CTO Sets Out The Limits.

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Cyber Insurance News conversation on document deepfakes showing a phone scanning a blank identity card with a faint digital seam across its photo.

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

Insurers Filed Deepfakes Under Cybersecurity. The Risk Walked Into The Claims File.

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It is a Tuesday morning in early 2027. At 9:04, a policyholder’s AI agent files a first notice of loss with your carrier. Forty seconds later, your own AI agent has triaged the claim, requested supporting evidence, summarised the file, and drafted a settlement recommendation. Fast. Frictionless. Fully auditable. And nobody has asked the question … Read more

Human Cyber Risk: 77% Of European CISOs Say The C-Suite Doesn’t Get It

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The CISO sees the threat. The boardroom sees a line item. New MetaCompliance research puts numbers on that old story at an awkward moment. AI is making attacks on human judgment cheaper, faster, and far more convincing. The survey covered 200 CISOs across the UK, France, Germany, and Sweden. Censuswide conducted it in February 2026 … Read more

Identity Risk Shifts As AI Drives New Wave Of Impersonation Attacks

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Identity risk can start with a seemingly routine call. At 9:17 a.m., the help desk phone rings. The voice sounds calm, familiar, and slightly annoyed. It belongs to the CFO. Or seems to. He says he is locked out and needs access restored right away. The technician recognizes the voice and sends the reset link. … Read more

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