A growing threat facing companies globally are jobseekers who are not who they say they are, using AI tools to fabricate photo IDs, generate employment histories, and provide answers during interviews.  An imposter candidate who is hired can install malware to demand a ransom from a company, or steal its customer data, trade secrets, or funds. Estimates are that by 2028 globally, the rise of AI-generated profiles will result in 1 in 4 fake job candidates. Some companies report seeing individuals using fake identities, fake faces, and fake voices to secure employment, even going so far as doing a face swap with another individual who shows up for the job.

To address this problem, there is an emerging industry of identity-verification companies to weed out fake candidates.