Deepfake case study · Audio
Senior citizens, employees, potential hires, executives deepfake (Apr 2025)
Pindrop CEO discusses the rise of audio deepfakes, particularly targeting retirement homes and impersonating employees/executives. They observed a 760 percent increase in audio deepfakes between 2023 and 2024.…
- Incident date
- Apr 2025
- Target
- Senior citizens, employees, potential hires, executives
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Pindrop CEO discusses the rise of audio deepfakes, particularly targeting retirement homes and impersonating employees/executives. They observed a 760 percent increase in audio deepfakes between 2023 and 2024. Fraudsters are using these deepfakes to scam elderly people out of money and trick employees into transferring millions to fraudulent accounts.