Deepfakes
We've curated 97 cybersecurity statistics about deepfakes to help you understand how this evolving technology is impacting identity theft, misinformation, and online scams in 2025. Stay informed to protect yourself from these emerging threats!
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Exposure to AI fraud or scams is 56% in the United States, 48% in the UK, and 47% in the DACH region.
Exposure to AI fraud or scams is 67% for Gen Z, 51% for Millennials, 46% for Gen X, and 30% for Boomers and older.
50% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland have experienced some form of AI fraud or scam.
85% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland say it is hard to tell a scam apart from the real thing, up from 66% in 2025.
88% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland say it is becoming harder to tell what online content is genuinely human or real.
84% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland say convincing video evidence no longer feels like proof.
74% of adults aged 18+ in the United States, UK, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland are concerned about experiencing a deepfake or other AI-generated scam.
STARDUST CHOLLIMA tripled its operational tempo and deployed AI-generated recruiter personas and synthetic video conferencing environments to target fintechs across North America, Europe, and Asia.
More than half of Americans under 35 are concerned about deepfake scams.
55% of Americans aged 25 to 34 are concerned about deepfake scams.
FAMOUS CHOLLIMA doubled its operations using AI-generated identities to infiltrate cryptocurrency exchanges, fintech platforms, and consumer banks.
86% of employees say deepfake content is so realistic that it is harder to know what to trust.
51% of Americans aged 35 to 44 are concerned about deepfakes.
53% of Americans aged 18 to 24 are concerned about deepfake scams.
20% of bank leaders believe their bank or its customers were impacted by fraud involving AI or deepfake media in the prior 18 months.
Currently, 23% of senior corporate security leaders say deep fake and impersonation defense is largely run with agentic AI; this rises to 42% in two years.
38% of subscribers are likely to switch providers if they feel unprotected from AI scams.
Nearly half of Americans (about 49%) have either received an AI voice deepfake call or cannot distinguish one from a real call.
One in four Americans have received a deepfake voice call in the past 12 months.
24% of Americans are not sure they could tell the difference between a deepfake voice call and a real call.