Deepfake Scams Are Hitting Older Adults Hardest: $4.9 Billion Lost in 2024
Americans over the age of 60 lost $4.9 billion to scams in 2024 — 43% more than the year before. Research presented at Governors State University in April 2026 documents how artificial intelligence, specifically voice cloning and synthetic video, is dramatically accelerating fraud targeting older adults. The study describes three specific vulnerabilities that AI weaponises: … Read more