{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0040",
 "slug": "bank-of-cyprus-impersonated-in-ai-deepfake-investment-scam",
 "title": "Bank of Cyprus Impersonated in AI Deepfake Investment Scam",
 "summary": "Scammers deployed fabricated media and deepfake video to impersonate the Bank of Cyprus CEO in an online investment scam. The bank publicly denied affiliation and warned customers of the fraudulent activity.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Bank of Cyprus Trading AI Platform"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-11-14",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-11-14",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1064",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Alleged AI-Generated Scam Uses Bank of Cyprus Branding to Solicit Investments",
   "published_at": "2024-11-14"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "investment-scam",
  "impersonation"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}