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Attackers are using deepfakes to snag remote IT jobs

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James Patterson
Jul 6, 2022

Malicious individuals are using stolen personally identifiable information (PII) and voice and video deepfakes to try to land remote IT, programming, database and software-related jobs, the FBI has warned.

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James Patterson

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