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The State of HR Identity Fraud Detection

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Crucial Insights Into Identity Threats, Technologies and Trends

The 2026 State of HR Identity Fraud Detection report examines the growing challenge of candidate fraud and the gaps in identity assurance across the hiring and employee lifecycle, from candidate screening and onboarding to credential access and active employment.

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of HR teams have experienced candidate fraud firsthand.

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of hiring fraud is detected by human instinct - not process nor tooling

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take 1–3 months to fully resolve a single fake hire.
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Technical literacy is no longer the bottleneck; the challenge now lies in the mechanics of scaling across the enterprise. In 2026, automated agents will leak more passwords than people, shifting identity risk from human-scale errors to industrial-scale machine automation. We must move past point-in-time security and make identity verification a permanent part of how we manage every employee, from onboarding to offboarding.

Bojan Simic

Chief Executive Officer, HYPR

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The Playbook for HR and Technology Leaders

Get a quick snapshot of the key findings from the 2026 State of Passwordless Identity Assurance Report. This infographic highlights how AI-driven identity attacks are reshaping the threat landscape, why passwordless adoption is reaching a critical inflection point, and what organizations must do to operationalize identity security at scale.

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