Security News > 2024 > May > Selfie spoofing becomes popular identity document fraud technique

Document image-of-image was the most prevalent identity document fraud technique in 2023, occurring in 63% of all IDs that were rejected, according to Socure.

Document image-of-image occurs when the user takes a photograph or uses a screenshot image of an ID, rather than providing a live capture of the document.

Selfie spoofing entails taking a picture of an image on a computer screen, printed on a piece of paper or even an actual headshot on a different document - often carried out to steal identities or fraudulently access systems.

Document and biometric verification - the process of verifying the authenticity of a government-issued ID, including driver licenses and passports and matching it to selfie - is a critical step for organizations needing to verify a customer's age and identity when opening an account.

A concerning trend, selfie spoofing can be carried out quickly and easily thanks to the availability of public social media profiles - and unlike document image-of-image, it almost always represents malicious intent.

"A perfect storm exists today in which the digital economy and social media have provided exponentially more opportunity for fraudsters to carry out identity document fraud," said Eric Levine, SVP, Head of Document Verification at Socure.

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