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title: SRA Warns of AI Used to Bypass Identity Checks
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# [SRA Warns of AI Used to Bypass Identity Checks](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/sra-warns-of-ai-used-to-bypass-identity-checks)

 Written by [Insight & Partnership Team](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/author/insight-partnership-team) | May 1, 2026 11:59:59 AM

 

Key points from the statement include:

➡️ **AI-enabled CDD risk:** Criminals are using AI to manipulate or create identity documents and deceive customer due diligence (CDD) checks;

➡️ **Deepfake threat:** Deepfakes can impersonate a real person’s appearance convincingly and deceive liveness detection tests;

➡️ **Immediate threat:** Threat actors are already using these techniques to bypass controls, confirming this as a current threat, not a theoretical one;

➡️ **Remote verification risk:** Firms should assess the heightened risk of relying on video calls to identify and verify clients; and

➡️ **Technology controls:** Firms should understand whether electronic due diligence protects them against deepfakes and explore software solutions to assist detection.

✅ Firms should review remote onboarding, electronic due diligence and identity verification controls (IDV) to ensure they address AI-enabled impersonation and document manipulation risks.

 

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