It's only a matter of time that we lose our Crown Jewels to this type of threat.
TLDR:
- Companies are facing a new threat: Job seekers who aren’t who they say they are, using AI tools to fabricate photo IDs, generate employment histories and provide answers during interviews.
- The rise of AI-generated profiles means that by 2028 globally 1 in 4 job candidates will be fake, according to research and advisory firm Gartner.
- Once hired, an impostor can install malware to demand a ransom from a company, or steal its customer data, trade secrets or funds.
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/08/fake-job-seekers-use-ai-to-interview-for-remote-jobs-tech-ceos-say.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us