Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
UK universities deepfake (Feb 2025)
Approximately 30 out of 20,000 applicants used deepfake technology to alter their appearance or voice during automated online interviews. The deepfakes were used for deception, aiming to improve the fluency of…
- Incident date
- Feb 2025
- Target
- UK universities
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Approximately 30 out of 20,000 applicants used deepfake technology to alter their appearance or voice during automated online interviews. The deepfakes were used for deception, aiming to improve the fluency of responses or to mask the identity of the actual applicant.