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Lars Daniel

Digital forensics expert & expert witness · The Forbes digital forensics columnist

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Deepfakes as a service is the new ransomware as a service

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Deepfakes as a service is the new ransomware as a service

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Deepfake-as-a-Service is not a hypothetical. It's here, it's cheap, and it's following the exact same playbook that made ransomware-as-a-service a decade-long crisis.

In this video I break down how DFaaS platforms work, why the affiliate model maps directly onto what we saw with ransomware, and why most organizations are dangerously unprepared.

Sources & further reading:

📄 Full article (Forbes): https://www.forbes.com/sites/larsdaniel/2026/04/09/deepfake-as-a-service-is-the-new-ransomware-as-a-service/

📊 Cyble 2025 Executive Threat Monitoring Report — DFaaS platforms & the 30% corporate impersonation stat:

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