{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0420",
 "slug": "ahmedabad-fraud-racket-used-deepfakes-to-bypass-facial-auth",
 "title": "Ahmedabad Fraud Racket Used Deepfakes to Bypass Facial Auth",
 "summary": "Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos created from a businessman's photo to bypass facial authentication and access e-KYC services. The suspects used the unauthorized access to open bank accounts and apply for loans.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "enterprise_deployment",
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "DigiLocker",
  "Aadhaar e-KYC"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-04-28",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-04-28",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1472",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number",
   "published_at": "2026-04-28"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "biometric_bypass",
  "identity_theft",
  "financial_fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}