Former OnlyFake operator describes his AI fake ID business, drug use and detention

Yuriy Nazarenko, creator of the OnlyFake service, describes automating fake ID generation with templates and then generative AI, producing scans and photos of passports and driving licences that can defeat human and automated document checks used for know-your-customer. The Department of Justice⬟ said the service made more than $1 million at $15 per document, and the FBI◼ arrested Nazarenko and shut down competitors. He says North Korean fake IT workers used the platform and that he was held in ICE⬟ detention for months after his sentence. The article names no CVEs or patches, so the defensive lesson is to treat image-based ID documents as untrusted and verify them against stronger signals.

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