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Deepfake Defence in Japan: How Corporates Are Battling AI-Driven Social Engineering in a Low-Birth-Rate Economy

Deepfake social engineering is basically the moment where super realistic AI tricks and old-school manipulation meet. It’s not the usual phishing message with bad grammar. It’s someone sounding exactly like your boss. Or a video that feels legit enough that you don’t slow down and question it. And that’s where things get messy. Japan ends up in a weirdly risky spot here. The attacks blend too well with how Japanese corporate culture works. People trust official instructions. They follow hierarchy without pushing back. There’s a lot of dependence on established processes and senior approval. And when the workforce is already stretched thin and leadership keeps getting older, it becomes even easier for attackers to slip in because everyone’s juggling too much and there isn’t enough digital awareness at the top.…