Budget are used artificial intelligence To change their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote jobs, the research shows.
Indeed, the deception can Use On almost every step in the job ordering process to hide their real identities. They can generate fake biography, professional shots, web sites and LinkedIn definition files. It is assembled together, AI can help create a perfect candidate for an open role.
Once they enter, these fraudsters can steal the company’s secrets or install harmful programs.
Although identity theft is not new, artificial intelligence helps fraudsters to expand their operations, and the problem grows. According to research and consulting Gartner, About one in four of the job applicants will be fake by 2028.
How to discover a fake
A registration went to an interview with what appeared to be a work student created from artificial intelligence Virals on LinkedInIt was sent by Dawid MoCzadlo, co -founder of the Vidoc Security. He told CBS News that he was shocked when he realized what was happening.
“I felt a little violation because we are security experts,” Mokzllo said.
“Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face?” Said Maczadlo, when the person was using a Ai candidate, asked a simple question: “Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face?”
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When they refused, Maczadlo finished the interview immediately. He explained that the program used by the deceitful does not seem to be sophisticated, so preventing a person’s face with their hand is likely to “break” a DeepFake.
“Sometimes it is necessary to find hackers,” Mukzllolo said.
This was the second time that the company met a person that turned out to have been created from artificial intelligence. Maczadlo said it has completely changed the company’s employment. Now, potential employees are transferred to an interview with one person. The company covers travel and pays for a full day of work. It believes that the additional cost deserves peace of mind.
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These incidents are not isolated. Its Ministry of Justice has Detect numerous Networks Where the North Koreans used fake identities to remote jobs in the United States, often use artificial intelligence to build fake identities and make US -dollar -based information technology to convert to their homeland.
The Ministry of Justice estimates that these plans generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually, with many of these funds moving directly to the North Korea Ministry of Defense and the country’s nuclear missile program.
Mokzllo said that researchers told the FIDOC job seekers, followed a style similar to many of these North Korean networks, although the Vidoc accident is still under investigation.
“We are really lucky because we are safety experts.” “But for companies that include ordinary people such as employment managers or the founding of ordinary operation, it is really difficult for them to discover something like this,” MoCzadlo added.
The founding reaction to Vidoc Building a guide To help human resources professionals through industries discover fraudulent applicants.
If you are wondering if this has never happened to you, the CBS News team confirmed some of the best general practices to check that the person you are talking about is real:
1. See closely to their LinkedIn profile: Although the profile may seem legally at first glance, check the date of the construction by clicking the “more” button and then select “on this profile.” You can also check that the person has contacts in the places they say they have worked.
2. Ask cultural questions: If someone says that he grew up in a specific country or city, ask about the things that might only know, such as their favorite cafes and restaurants.
3. The best person: At the end of the day, especially as artificial intelligence technology progresses, the only way to know that a person is what he says is to meet them face to face.
