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There's an epidemic of fake workers—and 1 in 343 job applicants is now from North Korea, this security company says

2025-07-02, Fortune
https://fortune.com/2025/07/02/pindrop-ceo-vijay-balasubramaniyan-fake-job-applicants-north-korea/
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- In today’s CEO Daily: Diane Brady talks to Pindrop CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan.
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Good morning. As someone who recently interviewed her own digital avatar on stage at a Fortune event, I know how fast the technology to mimic humans is evolving. But even I was stunned by some of the tales from the frontlines of workplace fraud, per my recent conversation with Pindrop CEO Vijay Balasubramaniyan.
His company has expanded beyond voice security to employee protection and verification. Even at Pindrop, a security startup generating more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue, they’re finding that 16.8% of job applicants are fake—and the number …