Brains Byte Back · 2025-12-11 · 33 min
In this episode of Brains Byte Back , we take a closer look at the top three AI-powered scams threatening small, mid-sized, and large businesses leading into 2026 . With cyber fraud on the rise, attacks are becoming that much more sophisticated, making it harder to spot. AI tools are giving scammers new and creative ways of obtaining the info they need to do damage, using AI to impersonate employees, clone voices, and exploit rapid AI adoption. According to recent research, 90% of U.S. companies were hit by cyber fraud in 2024 , and AI-enabled attacks - including deepfakes and voice cloning - surged 118% year-over-year . While businesses are learning how to leverage AI, attackers are becoming even quicker at weaponizing it. But we have you covered. Erick speaks with cybersecurity expert Sanny Liao (co-founder & CPO of Fable Security) to unpack: How synthetic identities and “fake employees” infiltrate organizations - appearing on résumés, IDs, even video calls; Why AI-driven social engineering and voice-phishing are now far more effective than legacy scams; How insecure AI adoption is opening new vulnerabilities inside companies fast-adopting automation and code-generation tools.
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