1Kosmos, a leader in high-assurance identity proofing and passwordless authentication, has announced a strategic partnership with cybersecurity firm Reality Defender to integrate real-time deepfake detection into the 1Kosmos identity verification platform, immediately bolstering protection against both traditional presentation attacks and sophisticated AI-generated impersonations to safeguard revenue, customer accounts, and reduce fraud-related operational strain. According to TransUnion’s 2024 State of Omnichannel Fraud Report, suspected deepfake-driven fraud has surged nearly 700 % year-over-year, with deepfakes involved in 20 % of all biometric fraud attempts, amplifying the threat across sectors like financial services, telecommunications, government services, and online marketplaces. “Advances in AI-generated impersonations are rewriting the rules of identity assurance and ratcheting up fraud losses,” said Mike Engle, Chief Strategy Officer for 1Kosmos.
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“By adding Reality Defender as an embedded detection layer, we’re enabling enterprises to verify identity with greater certainty and stop AI-driven impersonation attacks before they result in financial loss, brand damage, or regulatory consequences.” Ben Colman, CEO of Reality Defender, emphasized the need for adaptive defenses, stating, “Deepfake attacks are evolving faster than most organizations can adapt, and detecting them requires specialized, continuously updated models… customers gain uncompromised protection against synthetic media within their existing workflows, achieving stronger identity assurance at scale.” The collaboration combines existing presentation attack detection (PAD) capabilities with multimodal deepfake signals for both live and pre-recorded content, offering stronger fraud defense, future-ready protection aligned with evolving regulatory standards, seamless integration, and reduced operational burden. Already deployed among large retail and telecommunications customers, the enhanced 1Kosmos platform processes millions of authentications daily for over 75 million users, delivering global-scale deepfake defense with minimal configuration.