{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0144",
 "slug": "bbc-presenter-naga-munchetty-targeted-in-deepfake-investment",
 "title": "BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty Targeted in Deepfake Investment Scam",
 "summary": "Fraudsters used manipulated images and deepfake media of a BBC presenter to promote a fraudulent investment scheme via social media. The BBC legal team intervened to have the fake articles and site removed.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "BBC News"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-01-30",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-01-30",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/924",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Alleged Deepfake Scam Uses BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty’s Image to Promote Fraudulent Investment Scheme",
   "published_at": "2025-01-30"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "impersonation",
  "fraud",
  "social-media"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}