{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0019",
 "slug": "deepfake-elon-musk-videos-drive-billions-in-investment-fraud",
 "title": "Deepfake Elon Musk Videos Drive Billions in Investment Fraud",
 "summary": "Scammers leveraged AI voice cloning and video deepfakes of Elon Musk to promote fraudulent investment schemes across major platforms. The persistent campaign successfully defrauded many investors out of significant funds.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "YouTube",
  "Social Media Platforms"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-08-14",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-08-14",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/795",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Deepfake Elon Musk Videos Have Reportedly Contributed to Billions in Fraud",
   "published_at": "2024-08-14"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "crypto-scam",
  "financial-fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}