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Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
When You Apply for a Job Now, You're Competing With Non-Human Entities
As if the job market weren't already bad enough, applicants are now forced to compete with AI-generated employment seekers. As CBS News reports, scam artists are using AI to cook up headshots and write fake résumés and sites to fit the specifics of a given job opening. Sometimes, those AI scammers end up getting hired — and once they're there, they can steal trade secrets and sabotage a company's systems with malware. A few months ago, Dawid Moczadlo, the co-founder of the cybersecurity firm Vidoc, posted a now-viral video on LinkedIn showing him interviewing a candidate who he realized was using some sort of AI filter to obscure their face. Moczaldo asked the seemingly scamming candidate to put their hand in front of their face to see if it would "break" the deepfake filter. When the person refused, he ended the call immediately. In an interview with CBS, the Vidoc cofounder said he felt a "little bit violated, because we are the security experts" — though ultimately, he was glad the scammer didn't get further. According to researchers Moczadlo spoke to after the incident, the phony applicant appeared to act in a similar way to North Korean hacker networks that create fake identities to work remote jobs in the United States. Though the incident is still being investigated, the Vidoc cofounder believes it could have been worse. "We are really lucky that we are security experts," Moczaldo said. "But for companies that have regular people like hiring managers or regular startup founders, it's really hard for them to spot something like this." "Sometimes," he continued, "it takes a hacker to find a hacker." Unfortunately, that was not the first time Vidoc had encountered an AI applicant. After it happened again, as seen in Moczadlo's LinkedIn video, the company decided to change its hiring practices and now flies top candidates out to San Francisco for in-person interviews at Vidoc's offices, complete with travel expenses covered and pay for the trial day of work. While it's great to know that employers are trying to filter out these AI scammers, it's still pretty bad news for real people on the other end of hiring processes. Between companies laying off staff in hamfisted attempts to streamline their work with AI and generative phonies gumming up the application process, it appears that the rise of generative AI now has job applicants stuck between a rock and a hard place. More on AI and work: Investor Creates AI Employee, Immediately Sexually Harasses It
Yahoo
18-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Fake job seekers are flooding the market, thanks to AI
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. Already, scammers can use AI at almost every step in the job application process to hide their true identities. They can generate fake resumes, professional headshots, websites and Linkedin profiles. Compiled together, AI can help create what looks like the perfect candidate for an open role. Once they're in, these fraudsters can steal company secrets or install malware. While identity theft is not new, AI is helping scammers scale their operations, and the problem is growing. According to research and advisory firm Gartner, an estimated one in four job applicants will be fake by 2028. How to spot a fake A recording of an interview with what appeared to be an AI-generated job seeker went viral on LinkedIn, posted by Dawid Moczadlo, co-founder of cybersecurity firm Vidoc Security. He told CBS News he was shocked when he realized what was happening. "I felt a little bit violated, because we are the security experts," Moczadlo said. Moczadlo said when he suspected the person was using an AI filter, he asked a simple question: "Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face?" When they refused, Moczadlo immediately ended the interview. He explained that the software the scammer was using didn't seem sophisticated, so blocking the person's face with their hand would likely "break" the deepfake face filter. "Sometimes it takes a hacker to find a hacker," Moczadlo said. This was the second time the company had interviewed someone who turned out to be AI-generated. Moczadlo said it completely changed the company's hiring process. Now, potential employees are flown in for a one-day, in-person interview. The company covers travel and pays for a full day of work. It believes the extra cost is worth the peace of mind. A pattern of deception These incidents aren't isolated. The Justice Department has uncovered multiple networks in which North Koreans used fake identities to land remote jobs in the U.S. They often use AI to build fake identities and work U.S.-based IT jobs to funnel U.S. dollars to their home country. The Justice Department estimates these schemes generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually, with much of those funds going directly to the North Korean Ministry of Defense and the country's nuclear missile program. Moczadlo said researchers told him Vidoc's fake job seekers followed a similar pattern to several of these North Korean networks, though Vidoc's incident is still under investigation. "We are really lucky that we are security experts." Moczadlo added, "but for companies that have regular people like hiring managers or regular startup founders, it's really hard for them to spot something like this." The reaction inspired Vidoc's co-founders to build a guide to help HR professionals across industries spot potentially fraudulent applicants. If you're wondering if this has ever happened to you, the CBS News Confirmed team has compiled some general best-practices to check that the person you're speaking to is real: 1. Look closer at their LinkedIn profile: While the profile might look legitimate at first glance, check the creation date by clicking on the "More" button and then selecting "About this profile." You can also check that the person has connections at the places they say they've worked. 2. Ask cultural questions: If someone says they grew up in a specific country or city, ask about things only a local might know, like their favorite cafes and restaurants. 3. In-person is best: At the end of the day, especially as AI technology advances, the only way to really know that a person is who they say they are, is to meet them face-to-face. White House responds to judge who found cause to hold Trump administration in contempt What to know about the 2025 NBA playoff first-round games Facebook Marketplace drives shift towards e-commerce
CBS News
18-04-2025
- Business
- CBS News
Fake job seekers are flooding the market, thanks to AI
Scammers are using artificial intelligence to alter their appearance and build fake profiles to apply for remote job postings, research shows. Already, scammers can use AI at almost every step in the job application process to hide their true identities. They can generate fake resumes, professional headshots, websites and Linkedin profiles. Compiled together, AI can help create what looks like the perfect candidate for an open role. Once they're in, these fraudsters can steal company secrets or install malware. While identity theft is not new, AI is helping scammers scale their operations, and the problem is growing. According to research and advisory firm Gartner, an estimated one in four job applicants will be fake by 2028. A recording of an interview with what appeared to be an AI-generated job seeker went viral on LinkedIn , posted by Dawid Moczadlo, co-founder of cybersecurity firm Vidoc Security. He told CBS News he was shocked when he realized what was happening. "I felt a little bit violated, because we are the security experts," Moczadlo said. Moczadlo said when he suspected the person was using an AI filter, he asked a simple question: "Can you take your hand and put it in front of your face?" When they refused, Moczadlo immediately ended the interview. He explained that the software the scammer was using didn't seem sophisticated, so blocking the person's face with their hand would likely "break" the deepfake face filter. "Sometimes it takes a hacker to find a hacker," Moczadlo said. This was the second time the company had interviewed someone who turned out to be AI-generated. Moczadlo said it completely changed the company's hiring process. Now, potential employees are flown in for a one-day, in-person interview. The company covers travel and pays for a full day of work. It believes the extra cost is worth the peace of mind. These incidents aren't isolated. The Justice Department has uncovered multiple networks in which North Koreans used fake identities to land remote jobs in the U.S. They often use AI to build fake identities and work U.S.-based IT jobs to funnel U.S. dollars to their home country. The Justice Department estimates these schemes generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually, with much of those funds going directly to the North Korean Ministry of Defense and the country's nuclear missile program. Moczadlo said researchers told him Vidoc's fake job seekers followed a similar pattern to several of these North Korean networks, though Vidoc's incident is still under investigation. "We are really lucky that we are security experts." Moczadlo added, "but for companies that have regular people like hiring managers or regular startup founders, it's really hard for them to spot something like this." The reaction inspired Vidoc's co-founders to build a guide to help HR professionals across industries spot potentially fraudulent applicants. If you're wondering if this has ever happened to you, the CBS News Confirmed team has compiled some general best-practices to check that the person you're speaking to is real: 1. Look closer at their LinkedIn profile: While the profile might look legitimate at first glance, check the creation date by clicking on the "More" button and then selecting "About this profile." You can also check that the person has connections at the places they say they've worked. 2. Ask cultural questions: If someone says they grew up in a specific country or city, ask about things only a local might know, like their favorite cafes and restaurants. 3. In-person is best: At the end of the day, especially as AI technology advances, the only way to really know that a person is who they say they are, is to meet them face-to-face.
