Inside a celebrity cyber scam: deepfakes & mind games

What tools and tricks are criminals using to carry out celebrity imposter fraud? Go undercover with a cyber journalist to see how a real case plays out, with the attacker deploying audio, video and image deepfakes, as well as potent social engineering techniques.

See why cyber fraud in the age of AI is so powerful, stealing billions from victims each year, combining technology and psychology for maximum impact. How can we defend against these kinds of attacks as deepfakes become more and more realistic and undetectable? We’ll examine the best strategies and techniques for 2026 and beyond.

Kerry Tomlinson

Kerry Tomlinson is an award-winning cyber news reporter who works to help people stay smarter and safer online. She spent decades as a TV news reporter, often going undercover to investigate crimes, winning multiple Emmys and other local, regional and national journalism awards.

Now she goes undercover in the digital world to expose cyber criminal tools and tactics. She has launched a number of new news programs, organizations and investigative units during her career, including a cyber news site called Ampyx News (pronounced am-pix).

She is a certified security awareness professional, a popular speaker, and has received a SANS Difference Maker award for her work in informing people about cybersecurity.