A real-world deepfake job applicant #01

Cyber All Day · Aug 17, 2026 · 38m

First part of my conversation with Samantha SWIFT, Chief Marketing Officer at Cyberr and Heelr, Conference Organizer of multiple BSides events, with a background in global threat response.

CHAPTERS

(03:06) - Real-life example: the deepfake job applicant. What happened during the interview

(05:21) - Why a deepfake may be used for a job interview (salary differences, subcontracting, etc.)

(07:47) - This candidate looked great on paper (CV, LinkedIn, job description, covering email)

(08:36) - The red flags that started to add up (new LinkedIn profile, Romania, skills and experience)

(10:32) -…