{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0384",
 "slug": "comedy-writer-bruce-vilanch-defrauded-by-ai-assisted-podcast",
 "title": "Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch Defrauded by AI-Assisted Podcast Impersonation",
 "summary": "Comedy writer Bruce Vilanch fell victim to an AI-assisted scam involving personalized messages impersonating a public radio host. The victim sent money before discovering the interview invitation was fraudulent.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "ai_phishing_social_engineering"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2026-08-18",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-08-18",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1663",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Comedy Writer Bruce Vilanch Reportedly Sent Money in Purportedly AI-Assisted Scam Impersonating Fresh Air Host Terry Gross",
   "published_at": "2026-08-18"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "impersonation",
  "social_engineering",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}