Building an Antivirus for the Age of Generative AI: Lessons from Our First Year

Co-founder of authenta ai

Praveen benedict

February 2, 2026

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The $200 Million Quarter

In the first quarter of 2025 alone, deepfake fraud caused over $200 million in financial losses globally. Voice cloning attacks targeting CEOs. AI-generated faces bypassing KYC systems. Synthetic damage claims fooling insurance adjusters.

When these numbers started rolling in, sitting in our small office in Chennai with my co-founder Vinoth, we both realized we weren't building a research project. We were building critical infrastructure for a world that desperately needed it.