• KnowBe4 research flagged rising deepfake-driven social engineering risk in Singapore workplaces, focusing on AI-cloned CEO voice fraud.
• Survey of 500 office workers found 36% lacked confidence distinguishing genuine CEO messages from AI-generated impersonations.
• Senior managers showed the highest confidence in spotting fakes at 78% yet led compliance with cloned-voice requests at 35%.
• Clerical workers reported a 16% compliance rate, highlighting a wider control gap around executive impersonation attempts.
• Only 26% received training on AI-generated scams involving senior leaders, indicating limited preparedness despite elevated exposure.

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