A Wake-Up Call for HR in the Age of Deepfakes and Remote Work
In 2025, HR leaders are facing a new kind of threat: highly convincing fake applicants, AI-powered resume fraud, and deepfake interview proxies. What used to be fringe or far-fetched is now a weekly reality for talent teams. From fake IT workers linked to nation-states to deepfake-driven interview fraud, the threats have never been more diverse, or more advanced. According to HYPR’s 2025 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance report, 95% of organizations experienced a deepfake incident in the last year, and nearly 40% had a GenAI-related security breach. This field-ready guide outlines 10 bottom-of-funnel actions to equip HR teams with real-world tactics, tools, and strategies to detect, prevent, and respond to identity fraud in recruiting and onboarding. Each step is designed to be immediately implementable and mapped to core tools HR professionals already use.
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