India, June 11 -- The Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre (I4C) under the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has issued a cybersecurity advisory warning that cybercriminals are increasingly using AI-generated deepfakes and synthetic identities to bypass facial authentication, liveness verification, Video-KYC procedures and account recovery systems. The advisory highlights growing risks to banks, fintech firms and digital financial services from sophisticated AI-powered identity fraud.

Key Highlights I4C issues advisory on AI-driven authentication bypass threats Deepfake videos and synthetic identities being used for fraud Facial authentication and Video-KYC systems under threat Fraudsters collecting facial data through fake interviews...