Cybersecurity Risks in Synthetic Identity Ecosystems: AI-Generated Digital Humans and Fraud Infrastructure

Key Points

• The aim is to investigate cybersecurity risks linked to synthetic identities and propose detection mechanisms.
• Analysis of synthetic identity ecosystems and their fraud implications
• Identification of AI-generated digital humans and usage in fraud
• Proposal of advanced detection mechanisms, including behavioral biometrics and AI-driven anomaly detection
• Identified increased susceptibility to large-scale fraud through synthetic identities
• Proposed multi-layer identity verification systems to mitigate risks
• Highlighted the ongoing challenges in adaptive cybersecurity frameworks for digital identities