MFA recovery becomes a deepfake weak link

Deepfakes are increasingly being used to bypass conventional MFA recovery processes, allowing bad actors to impersonate employees and gain unauthorized access. This article outlines a framework for secure MFA recovery, emphasizing stronger evidence requirements, process discipline, and the use of detection and prevention controls like liveness detection. CISOs are advised to assess current workflows and prioritize high-privilege accounts to mitigate deepfake threats.