{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0098",
 "slug": "deepfake-videos-of-malaysian-leaders-used-in-investment-scam",
 "title": "Deepfake Videos of Malaysian Leaders Used in Investment Scams",
 "summary": "Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos of public figures to promote fraudulent investment schemes. Thousands of cases resulted in substantial financial losses for victims.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2025-07-04",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-07-04",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1136",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported Widespread Use of AI-Generated Deepfake Videos Impersonate Malaysian Leaders in Investment Scams",
   "published_at": "2025-07-04"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "investment-fraud",
  "malaysia"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}