Cybernews has analysed the AI Incident Database and found that deepfakes were the leading type of AI incident in 2025, with 81% of all AI fraud cases relying on deepfake technology.
The research highlights the rapidly growing threat posed by AI-generated synthetic media in financial fraud, identity theft and social engineering attacks.
Key Findings
81% of AI fraud cases in 2025 involved deepfake technology.
Deepfakes are now the most common tool used in AI-facilitated financial fraud.
The accessibility of deepfake generation tools has lowered the barrier to entry for cybercriminals.
Identity verification systems face increasing challenges from AI-generated synthetic media.
The findings underscore the urgent need for organisations to invest in advanced deepfake detection capabilities and multi-layered identity verification processes.
