ZeroFox’s Impersonation Warfare (2nd Edition, 2022) reveals a surge in scams exploiting military personnel and families, with over $718 million in reported losses since 2018. Threat actors increasingly use impersonations, romance scams, and deepfakes to defraud victims and spread propaganda. Scammers exploit trust in military uniforms, social media exposure, and military-specific banking systems, with some incidents escalating into physical harassment and doxxing. The report urges awareness, digital protection policies, and automation through platforms like ZeroFox to detect, remove, and disrupt fake accounts across surface, deep, and dark web environments, protecting military identities and reputations.

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