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Pindrop’s 2026 Deepfake Readiness Index says suspected deepfake incidents are now common in US organizations: 74% of more than 250 security leaders said they faced one in the past year, and a quarter of those hit reported losses above $1 million.
The report says the fraud works by impersonating a trusted boss, colleague, or executive over voice or video, so a victim treats the request as legitimate and sends money or shares secrets. Pindrop says those losses also include response costs and staff time spent unwinding the incident.
The gap is not technical sophistication but trust: if your approvals still rely on a familiar face or voice, the exposure sits in the human decision layer, and the cleanup bill can arrive long before leadership treats it like a board issue.
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Part of the PlainSec briefing for 2026-09-29