Deepfake Show: When Your Boss Isn’t Really Your Boss
Imagine this: you get a video call from your boss. He asks you to urgently transfer €50,000. You obey… except it wasn’t your boss, but an AI perfectly imitating his voice and face.
Welcome to the scary world of deepfakes.
🎥 What is a deepfake?
It’s an AI-generated video or audio that perfectly replicates a real person.
The result? You think you’re talking to your boss, your colleague, or even your grandmother… when it’s actually a hacker with a microphone and a powerful graphics card.
📡 Comment ça s’utilise en cyberarnaque ? How is it used in cyber scams?
Fake “boss” calls requesting urgent transfers.
Fake colleagues trying to obtain confidential information.
Fake clients signing contracts or extracting money.
Propaganda and disinformation to manipulate public opinion.
😱 A real example
In 2019, a British company was scammed out of 243,000 € after receiving a deepfake audio call mimicking the CEO’s voice.
The financial director suspected nothing… until it was too late.
🛡️ Comment se protéger ? How to protect yourself?
Never trust voice or image alone: always verify through another channel.
Strict internal procedures for transfers (double validation).
Train teams: knowing this exists already covers 50% of the defense.
Anti-deepfake technologies (biometric analysis, inconsistency detection).
🎭 Conclusion
With deepfakes, hackers turn into movie directors. And your company (whether it wants to or not) ends up playing the leading role.
But the best defense remains the same: don’t believe everything you see or hear without verifying.
At OBI Partner, we like to say:
“Trust your boss… but always double-check the transfer.” 💸
👉 Next episode in the series: “Mission Impossible – The Last Click (ransomware explained).”
