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Deel has launched Deel Security, a workforce identity verification product for recruitment and employment, available in more than 150 countries.
The launch comes as employers face growing concern over fraudulent remote job applications and false identities used to secure work. The product is designed to verify identity from the application stage through employment and flag risks including forged documents, stolen identities and AI-generated personas.
Authorities in several countries have recently warned about remote hiring channels being used by North Korean operatives. US agencies have described cases involving stolen identities and forged documents, while the US Department of Justice has outlined a scheme that placed North Korean IT workers at more than 300 US companies using 68 stolen identities.
Deel cited survey findings from Censuswide covering 1,011 HR professionals in the UK and US. The research found that 66% of organisations reported an increase in suspicious or potentially fraudulent remote worker applications over the past 12 months, while 93% of HR leaders said they were concerned about deepfake or AI-generated workers.
The same research found that 34% of respondents believed their current identity checks were no longer sufficient. Sectors reporting higher levels of suspicious applicants included IT at 75%, defence at 72% and crypto at 71%.
How it works
The product analyses signals across CVs, digital footprints, interviews and identity documents. It can identify possible deepfake or proxy interviewers, compare live selfies with government-issued identity documents before an offer is made, and continue identity checks after hiring at key points in employment.
It also connects with Deel ATS and other applicant tracking systems, as well as identity management software including Okta. This allows recruiters and security teams to view risk signals within the systems they already use and maintain an audit trail for each verification.
The product also includes human review rather than relying solely on automated decision-making. Each high-risk alert is reviewed by a fraud specialist, while final hiring and security decisions remain with the customer.
The service is built on technology from Clarity, an AI security company acquired by Deel in July 2026. Deel has already used the system in its own internal hiring process.
Growing concern
The broader market for identity screening in hiring has expanded as employers respond to the risks of remote recruitment and the spread of generative AI tools. Deel pointed to Gartner research predicting that by 2028, one in four candidate profiles worldwide will be fake.
It also cited findings from First Advantage showing that 89% of HR hiring managers plan to add background screening and identity verification tools within the next two years. These figures suggest employers are moving beyond one-off document checks towards more continuous forms of verification.
Alex Bouaziz, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Deel, said the threat now extends well beyond the initial application. "Fraud comes in layers, and it is changing fast," he said. "AI has made fake resumes, deepfakes, and stolen identities cheap to produce and hard to spot. The threat does not end at the offer, either. Most vendors verify identity at one point in the process. Deel Security protects every layer, from the first application through the full employee lifecycle."