{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0376",
 "slug": "deepfake-impersonation-led-to-unauthorized-fund-transfers-at",
 "title": "Deepfake Impersonation Led to Unauthorized Fund Transfers at Manufacturer",
 "summary": "Unknown actors used deepfake impersonation methods after compromising company hardware to trick an employee into transferring over one million dollars. The fraudulent instructions resulted in major financial loss before discovery.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims",
  "enterprise_deployment"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Synthetic Video Generation"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-07-15",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-07-15",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1596",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers",
   "published_at": "2026-07-15"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud",
  "ceo-fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}