Crooks use artificial intelligence To change their appearance and build false profiles to apply for remote job offers, depending on research.
Already, crooks can Use AI Almost all stages of the job application process to hide their true identity. They can generate false curriculum vitae, professional head shots, websites and LinkedIn profiles. Compiled together, AI can help create what looks like the perfect candidate for an open role.
Once they are in, these fraudsters can steal company secrets or install malware.
Although identity theft is not new, AI helps crooks to evolve their operations and the problem is developing. According to the research and advice firm Gartner, It is estimated that one in four candidate will be false by 2028.
How to spot a false
A recording of an interview with what seemed to be a job seeker generated by AI-AI went Viral on LinkedInPosted by Dawid Moczadlo, co-founder of the Cybersecurity Company Vidoc Security. He told CBS News that he had been shocked when he achieved what was going on.
“I felt a little violated because we are security experts,” said Moczadlo.
Moczadlo said that when he suspected that the person used an AI filter, he asked a simple question: “Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face?”
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When they refused, Moczadlo immediately ended the interview. He explained that the software that the crook used did not seem sophisticated, so blocking the person’s face with his hand “would break” the filter face Deepfake.
“Sometimes you need a hacker to find a pirate,” said Moczadlo.
It was the second time that the company interviewed someone who turned out to be generated by AI. Moczadlo said that he had completely changed the company’s hiring process. From now on, potential employees are transported by plane for an interview of one day in person. The company covers travel and pays for a full day of work. He thinks that the additional cost is worth peace of mind.
A model of deception
These incidents are not isolated. The Ministry of Justice has discovered multiple networks In which the North Koreans have used false identities to win distant jobs in the United States, they often use AI to build false identities and work on the United States based on the United States to channel US dollars to their country of origin.
The Ministry of Justice believes that these regimes generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year, a large part of these funds going directly to the North Korean Defense Ministry and to the country’s nuclear missile program.
Moczadlo said the researchers told him that fake Vidoc job seekers had followed a model similar to several of these North Korean networks, although the Vidoc incident is still under investigation.
“We are really lucky that we are security experts.” Moczadlo added: “But for companies that have ordinary people such as hiring managers or regular startups, it is really difficult for them to spot something like that.”
The reaction inspired the co-founders of Vidoc in Build a guide To help HR professionals in all sectors to spot potentially fraudulent candidates.
If you are wondering if this has happened to you, the confirmed team CBS News has compiled certain general best practices to verify that the person you are talking about is real:
1. Look more closely at their LinkedIn profile: Although the profile may seem legitimate at first glance, check the creation date by clicking on the “Plus” button, then selecting “about this profile”. You can also check that the person has connections in places where he says they have worked.
2. Ask cultural questions: If someone says that he has grown in a specific country or city, ask things that only a room could know, like his favorite cafes and restaurants.
3. In person is the best: In the end, in particular as AI technology is advancing, the only way to really know that a person is what they say, is to meet them face to face.
