Deel Acquires Clarity to Combat Workforce Impersonation Threats

Deel has acquired Clarity, an AI cybersecurity firm that provides identity verification and deepfake detection, to strengthen fraud prevention across sourcing, onboarding, and access management; the acquisition is positioned to address rising workforce impersonation risks (including previously reported North Korean impersonation tactics) and aligns with Gartner’s forecast that 25% of candidate profiles may be fraudulent by 2028.