**Zoom Calls Are the New Cyber Battleground: Deepfakes Fuel 442% Surge in Voice Phishing**
In a chilling new trend, voice phishing (vishing) attacks surged by 442% in 2024—powered by increasingly realistic AI-generated deepfakes. Cybercriminals are now impersonating CEOs, job candidates, and even coworkers on platforms like Zoom and Teams, blurring the line between real and fake in corporate communications.
These AI-driven deepfakes can mimic voices and video with uncanny precision, tricking employees into transferring funds, sharing confidential data, or granting system access. In several documented cases, deepfakes of company executives convinced teams to authorize fraudulent transactions.
Experts warn that traditional detection tools are no longer sufficient. The new gold standard? **Cryptographic trust verification**—proof that the person on the other side of the call is who they claim to be.
As the threat landscape evolves, organizations must adopt stricter identity verification protocols and train employees to spot manipulation. In an era where AI can wear anyone’s face or voice, proving trust must go beyond appearances.
