{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0113",
 "slug": "ai-deepfake-videos-used-in-crypto-scam-targeting-canadian-re",
 "title": "AI Deepfake Videos Used in Crypto Scam Targeting Canadian Residents",
 "summary": "Scammers deployed AI-generated deepfake videos of public figures to promote fraudulent crypto investments online. Multiple victims lost significant sums after transferring funds to fraudulent wallets.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "deepfake generator"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-06-29",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-06-29",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1121",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Alleged AI Deepfake Videos Used to Lure Simcoe County, Ontario Residents in Crypto Scam",
   "published_at": "2025-06-29"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "crypto-scam",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}