A LinkedIn user has demonstrated how a counterfeit passport, generated using ChatGPT-4o, successfully passed a digital identity verification process. The experiment ignited intense debate among cybersecurity professionals and cast serious doubt on the continued reliability of traditional Know Your Customer (KYC) protocols.
Although the fabricated passport likely would not withstand scrutiny due to the absence of an embedded chip, it proved sufficient to bypass the most basic KYC procedures employed by some fintech services. Platforms such as Revolut or Binance, which rely solely on photo ID submissions and user selfies, may now be especially vulnerable to exploitation via deepfake technology.
Interestingly, just 16 hours after Musielak’s initial post, attempts to replicate the experiment failed—ChatGPT declined to generate a fake passport, citing safety protocols and restrictions on the creation of falsified documents.