Scammers may never need to use deepfakes at scale because there are other, more efficient methods to trick people into giving away personal information and payment data, according to John Shier, senior security adviser for cybersecurity firm Sophos.
Speaking to The Register(opens in new tab), Shier said deepfakes aren’t that popular among scammers, largely because they aren’t necessary.
“The thing with deepfakes is that we aren’t seeing a lot of it,” he said. “People will give up info if you just ask nicely.”
