{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0396",
 "slug": "deepfake-of-taoiseach-micheal-martin-promoted-quantum-ai-sca",
 "title": "Deepfake of Taoiseach Micheál Martin Promoted Quantum AI Scam",
 "summary": "Scammers circulated a synthetic video impersonating the Irish Taoiseach to advertise a fraudulent investment scheme. The official denounced the clip and warned the public, though no direct financial losses were recorded.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Quantum AI"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-06-17",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-06-17",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1549",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported Deepfake of Taoiseach Micheál Martin Reportedly Promoted Quantum AI Investment Scam",
   "published_at": "2026-06-17"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}