{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0054",
 "slug": "deepfake-of-former-maltese-prime-minister-promotes-crypto-sc",
 "title": "Deepfake of Former Maltese Prime Minister Promotes Crypto Scam",
 "summary": "Doctored video footage overlaid with AI-generated audio falsely depicted a former prime minister endorsing a fraudulent crypto platform. The manipulated video was distributed widely through social media.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2024-04-12",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-04-12",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/936",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Deepfake of Former Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat Allegedly Promotes Nord Invest Scam",
   "published_at": "2024-04-12"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "crypto-scam",
  "impersonation"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}