Dark AI develops investigative tools that map synthetic identities, exploitative AI imagery, and cyber-enabled extortion networks — helping journalists, researchers, and platforms uncover what AI is making possible.
Explore the toolsAI systems are accelerating forms of online exploitation — from synthetic identities to deepfake extortion to AI-generated sexual abuse. These harms operate through hidden infrastructures: vendors, APIs, hosting providers, messaging networks, and marketplaces that supply the tools.
Dark AI builds publicly accessible intelligence tools that uncover these networks so that policymakers, platforms, reporters, and everyday people can understand the threat landscape before it grows even further.
Verified statistics showing the scale and acceleration of AI‑enabled harms — from synthetic identities to deepfake exploitation.
Synthetic identity fraud is the fastest-growing financial crime in North America.
Source: U.S. Federal Reserve
Deepfake files surged from 500K (2023) to 8M projected in 2025 — a 900% annual growth rate.
Source: DeepStrike 2025
Fraud Surge
Identity fraud attempts using deepfakes surged by 3,000% in 2023, with North America seeing a 1,740% increase during the same period.
Source: DeepStrike 2025
minors affected
1 in 10 minors report that their peers have used AI to generate deepfake nudes of other kids — marking an evolution in how child sexual abuse material is produced.
Source: Thorn 2024
Security firms estimate nearly 4 million AI-assisted impersonation attempts occurred globally in 2024.
Source: Trend Micro / ENISA
Generative AI fraud in the U.S. alone expected to hit $40 billion by 2027, up from $12.3B in 2023.
Source: Deloitte / DeepStrike 2025
Explore the products in the Dark‑AI suite — each built to reveal hidden AI‑driven harms across the internet.
Maps the hosting infrastructure, CDNs, payment processors, and advertising networks enabling the spread of AI‑generated sexual exploitation.
Open ShadowStackTracks VOIP numbers, fraud domains, messaging handles, and crypto wallets used in AI‑scaled sextortion attempts — exposing attacker networks.
Open BlackWireIdentifies vendors, marketplaces, and bot‑driven distribution networks selling synthetic identities and deepfake impersonation kits.
Open PersonaForgeExplore detailed dashboards, infrastructure maps, and live intelligence across all Dark‑AI tools.
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