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30% of restaurants experienced AI-generated voice or video impersonating executives to authorize fraudulent payments in the past year.

PublisherVikingCloud
ReportCyber Risk, Supersized: VikingCloud's 2026 Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report
Published8 July 2026
TopicsDeepfakes, Fraud, Restaurant

Published by VikingCloud in Cyber Risk, Supersized: VikingCloud's 2026 Quick Service & Fast Casual Restaurant Report, 8 July 2026. The figure is taken from the report as published; the full methodology is in the source.

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