Socure, a digital identity verification company, says bad actors are increasingly using social media selfies and generative AI to create more realistic fake ids (Julie Zhu/Bloomberg)

Julie Zhu / Bloomberg: Socure, a digital identity verification company, says bad actors are increasingly using social media selfies and generative AI to create more realistic fake ids  —  Generative AI has made it possible to create better fake IDs in minutes, and the ready availability of selfies on social media has aided those efforts.

Mar 1, 2025 - 07:07
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Socure, a digital identity verification company, says bad actors are increasingly using social media selfies and generative AI to create more realistic fake ids (Julie Zhu/Bloomberg)

Julie Zhu / Bloomberg:
Socure, a digital identity verification company, says bad actors are increasingly using social media selfies and generative AI to create more realistic fake ids  —  Generative AI has made it possible to create better fake IDs in minutes, and the ready availability of selfies on social media has aided those efforts.