{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0175",
 "slug": "deepfake-video-of-youtube-ceo-neal-mohan-used-in-credential",
 "title": "Deepfake Video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Used in Credential Phishing Attacks on Creators",
 "summary": "Phishers circulated an AI-generated deepfake video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announcing fake policy changes to deceive creators. The campaign attempted to trick targets into downloading malware or surrendering account credentials via fraudulent links.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud",
  "ai_phishing_social_engineering"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "YouTube"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2025-03-04",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-03-04",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/965",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Phishers Allegedly Using AI-Generated Video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to Target Creators",
   "published_at": "2025-03-04"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "phishing",
  "neal-mohan",
  "youtube",
  "credential-theft"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}