{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0017",
 "slug": "deepfake-scam-impersonates-italian-president-and-prime-minis",
 "title": "Deepfake Scam Impersonates Italian President and Prime Minister for Crypto Fraud",
 "summary": "Malicious actors deployed deepfake videos of Italian political leaders to promote a fraudulent investment scheme. Regulators blocked the deceptive advertisements after victims suffered financial losses.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Deepfake generation tools"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-12-12",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-12-12",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/928",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Deepfake Cryptocurrency Scam Allegedly Impersonates Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni",
   "published_at": "2024-12-12"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "financial_fraud",
  "crypto_scam"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}