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JUNE 28, 2022


Alert Number



I-062822-PSA

Questions regarding this PSA should be directed to your local FBI Field Office.

Local Field Office Locations: www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices


DEEPFAKES AND STOLEN PII UTILIZED TO APPLY FOR REMOTE WORK POSITIONS

The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) warns of an increase in complaints
reporting the use of deepfakes and stolen Personally Identifiable Information
(PII) to apply for a variety of remote work and work-at-home positions.
Deepfakes include a video, an image, or recording convincingly altered and
manipulated to misrepresent someone as doing or saying something that was not
actually done or said.

The remote work or work-from-home positions identified in these reports include
information technology and computer programming, database, and software related
job functions. Notably, some reported positions include access to customer PII,
financial data, corporate IT databases and/or proprietary information.

Complaints report the use of voice spoofing, or potentially voice deepfakes,
during online interviews of the potential applicants. In these interviews, the
actions and lip movement of the person seen interviewed on-camera do not
completely coordinate with the audio of the person speaking. At times, actions
such as coughing, sneezing, or other auditory actions are not aligned with what
is presented visually.

IC3 complaints also depict the use of stolen PII to apply for these remote
positions. Victims have reported the use of their identities and pre-employment
background checks discovered PII given by some of the applicants belonged to
another individual.


REPORT IT

Companies or victims who identify this type of activity should report it to the
IC3, www.ic3.gov.

If available, include any subject information such as IP or email addresses,
phone numbers, or names provided.