Deepfake Digest
Jun 4, 2026
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4 min read
Voice clones drop to three seconds, synthetic identity fraud jumps 31%, and deepfake labelling rules go live across the US and EU.
May 28, 2026
5 min read
First TAKE IT DOWN Act arrests, voice clone scams hit 1 in 4 adults, KYC bypass kits sold for $50/month
May 26, 2026
Voice clones hit 1-in-4 people | NO FAKES Act returns to Congress | KYC bypass channels multiply on Telegram
May 19, 2026
Voice clone success rates double; synthetic ID fraud surges 8x; deepfake political ads hit US midterms at scale
Apr 23, 2026
6 min read
$2.19B lost to deepfake fraud globally; synthetic ID attacks surge 8x; political deepfakes go industrial in 2026 midterms
Apr 10, 2026
9 min read
KYC bypass toolkits hit darknet, AI-driven BEC triples losses, Assam election industrial disinformation, US midterm synthetic candidate ads
Apr 7, 2026
10 min read
Voice clone family scams surge, deepfakes hit 40% of BEC losses, and 15 new state laws enacted in 2026
Apr 2, 2026
Deepfake BEC hits 40% of fraud cases; UN warns on organised crime AI tools; midterm deepfake ads proliferate with zero federal guardrails
Mar 31, 2026
11 min read
Scam compounds run live deepfake video operations at scale; UN warns organised crime weaponises AI; political deepfakes flood 2026 US midterms; Washington signs new deepfake identity law.
7 min read
Earnings season deepfake wave, synthetic employee fraud, and the FCA’s landmark guidance
