{
 "id": "AIR-2025-0188",
 "slug": "deepfakes-of-elon-musk-and-dragons-den-defraud-canadian-inve",
 "title": "Deepfakes of Elon Musk and Dragons Den Defraud Canadian Investors of $2.3 Million",
 "summary": "Fraudsters deployed synthetic deepfake videos of Elon Musk and the show Dragons Den alongside fake trading portals to lure investors. Two Canadian victims lost a combined $2.3 million after their funds were stolen.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [],
 "incident_date": "2025-12-21",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2025-12-21",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1325",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Reported AI-Generated Deepfake Videos Impersonating Elon Musk and Dragon’s Den Allegedly Used in Cryptocurrency Investment Scam Targeting Canadian Victims",
   "published_at": "2025-12-21"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.95,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "crypto-fraud",
  "impersonation",
  "canada"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}