AI deepfakes are getting out of hand.

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Microsoft is adding third-party deepfake detection and impersonation warnings to Teams in November 2026, as malicious voice call attempts on the platform surged nearly 10x in a year.

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# Microsoft Teams will soon be able to spot third-party deepfakes on your morning meeting Source: [https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-teams-will-soon-be-able-to-spot-third-party-deepfakes-on-your-morning-meeting](https://www.techradar.com/pro/microsoft-teams-will-soon-be-able-to-spot-third-party-deepfakes-on-your-morning-meeting) --- - **Microsoft is adding impersonation and deepfake detection to Teams in November 2026** - **A third\-party platform will be behind detecting AI\-generated video and audio** - **Attackers are still targeting voice phishing on Teams** --- [Microsoft](https://www.techradar.com/tag/microsoft)is adding two new security features to Teams designed to combat increasingly sophisticated impersonation attacks in an AI\-first era\. First and foremost, Microsoft is opening up its platform to enable third\-party deepfake detection in the hope of stamping out AI\-generated video and audio\. The second of two important security features coming to the video conferencing platform warns users when meeting participants could be misrepresenting their identities to hopefully help participants validate their authenticity\. ## Teams will soon tell you if the person you're talking to is fake "Third\-party detection solutions analyze meeting media for signs of synthetic or manipulated audio and video and send detection signals to Teams, enabling integrated in\-meeting experiences and controls," the company wrote in a[roadmap entry](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=573451)\. "When Teams detects a potential impersonation attempt, it surfaces warnings and risk indicators to help users recognize suspicious identities," another[entry](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/microsoft-365/roadmap?id=573157)added\. While both are slated for a November 2026 launch, the finer details including which third\-party platforms can support deepfake detection aren't yet public\. What we do know, though, is that Teams has become a hotspot for impersonation attacks, and AI has made it easier for criminals to exploit vulnerabilities\. Microsoft has already been on a roll introducing other features like[file extension blocking](https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-teams-is-finally-boosting-security-controls-to-let-admins-block-custom-file-extensions)\. Sign up to the TechRadar Pro newsletter to get all the top news, opinion, features and guidance your business needs to succeed\! And the problem is very real – in a July 2026[report](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2026/07/23/email-threat-landscape-q2-2026-trends-and-insights/), Microsoft revealed a near 10x increase in weekly malicious Teams voice call attempts in just one year, and an 80% increase in voice phishing attempts\. Still, meaningful progress has been achieved and the company managed to cut phishing activity related to Tycoon2FA, a major phishing\-as\-a\-service platform, by 92% in a year\. Looking ahead, the company's roadmap is full of plenty of other Teams announcements, split into some new features and plenty more security updates\. --- ![Google logo on a black background next to text reading 'Click to follow TechRadar'](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/diM9tpwF2Lz85R8q85CT78.jpg) [***Follow TechRadar on Google News***](https://news.google.com/publications/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWFJsWTJoeVlXUmhjaTVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB%3Aen)and[***add us as a preferred source***](https://www.google.com/preferences/source?q=techradar.com)*to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds\.*

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