{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0419",
 "slug": "hong-kong-man-lost-hk-10m-in-voice-cloning-whatsapp-scam",
 "title": "Hong Kong Man Lost HK$10M in Voice Cloning WhatsApp Scam",
 "summary": "Scammers hijacked a man's WhatsApp account and used AI voice cloning to impersonate his father in voice messages. The victim made repeated transfers until his savings were depleted, losing over HK$10 million.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud",
  "ai_phishing_social_engineering"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "WhatsApp"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-07-29",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-07-29",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1648",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Hong Kong Man Reportedly Lost More Than HK$10 Million in WhatsApp Scam Using Purported AI-Generated Voice Impersonation of His Father",
   "published_at": "2026-07-29"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "voice_cloning",
  "deepfake",
  "whatsapp",
  "financial_fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}