{"slug": "the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about", "title": "The latest deepfake numbers give CISOs plenty to worry about", "summary": "41% of CISOs reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the past 12 months, and 36% reported the same for a video call, according to Gartner. The same survey found 79% of CISOs reported at least one phishing, spear-phishing, or business email compromise incident in the past 12 months, while 58% reported a vishing or smishing incident.", "body_md": "AI is letting cybercriminals reach deeper into organizations than a phishing email ever could. 41% of CISOs reported at least one social engineering incident involving a deepfake during an employee audio call in the past 12 months, according to Gartner. 36% reported the same for a video call. 79% of CISOs surveyed reported at least one phishing, spear-phishing, or business email compromise incident in the past 12 months. 58% reported a vishing or smishing incident. … [More](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/22/cisos-deepfake-incidents-social-engineering-survey/) \n\nThe post [The latest deepfake numbers give CISOs plenty to worry about](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/22/cisos-deepfake-incidents-social-engineering-survey/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/22/cisos-deepfake-incidents-social-engineering-survey/", "published_at": "2026-09-22 12:05:36+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-09-22 12:27:48.451627+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety", "generative-ai", "artificial-intelligence"], "entities": ["Gartner", "CISOs", "Help Net Security"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/the-latest-deepfake-numbers-give-cisos-plenty-to-worry-about.jsonld"}}