#124 - You Are Clonable. 30 Cents Is Enough. — Realtime Deepfake Fraud and the DACH Mittelstand

About this episode

Malcolm discusses the implications of deepfake technology on financial fraud and offers actionable protocols for businesses.

You are clonable. So are your CFO, your assistant, your bank caller. Today it costs 30 cents. Malcolm explains Patrycek (14, 104M views), the Arup Hong Kong M deepfake heist, the Haotian-AI-on-Telegram ecosystem, why DACH Mittelstand is the perfect target — and five concrete protocols for Monday morning.

People in this episode

Host: Malcolm Werchota

Topics covered

• deepfake fraud
• DACH Mittelstand
• cybersecurity
• AI tools
• financial crime
• protocols for protection

Keywords

• deepfake
• fraud
• DACH
• Mittelstand
• AI
• cybersecurity
• protocols
• financial crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Arup, Haotian-AI, Telegram, Mittelstand

Places: Hong Kong, DACH

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