--- title: The 'synthetic insider': AI deepfakes as fake employees description: AI deepfakes are enabling a new class of threat called the 'synthetic insider,' where attackers pose as employees during video interviews to infiltrate... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-synthetic-insider-ai-deepfakes-as-fake-employees-fyoe3hzrg twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The 'synthetic insider': AI deepfakes as fake employees | daily.dev og:description: AI deepfakes are enabling a new class of threat called the 'synthetic insider,' where attackers pose as employees during video interviews to infiltrate... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-synthetic-insider-ai-deepfakes-as-fake-employees-fyoe3hzrg og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Fyoe3hzrg.png og:image:alt: The 'synthetic insider': AI deepfakes as fake employees og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The 'synthetic insider': AI deepfakes as fake employees **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary AI deepfakes are enabling a new class of threat called the 'synthetic insider,' where attackers pose as employees during video interviews to infiltrate companies — a tactic already used in a North Korean scheme that netted over $5m. Defenses include cross-functional hiring reviews, metadata screening, behavioral analytics, and low-tech checks like asking candidates to move on camera. However, most insider incidents remain accidental, driven by human error or shadow AI use — employees feeding sensitive data into unapproved AI tools. AI agents are emerging as the next risk surface, since they hold system access and can be manipulated like employees. Experts warn that excessive employee monitoring can erode trust, and that access controls based on least-privilege remain the most reliable defense. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Is AI the New Insider Threat? 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