{
 "id": "AIR-2022-0028",
 "slug": "deepfake-video-of-tim-cook-used-in-youtube-crypto-scam",
 "title": "Deepfake Video of Tim Cook Used in YouTube Crypto Scam",
 "summary": "Fraudsters repurposed an interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook using deepfake video to promote a fraudulent crypto scheme on YouTube. The stream reached tens of thousands of viewers before platform removal.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "Apple"
 ],
 "products": [
  "YouTube"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2022-09-07",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2022-09-07",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/786",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Fraudsters Use Deepfake Video of Tim Cook to Promote Apple Crypto Scam on YouTube",
   "published_at": "2022-09-07"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "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"
}