{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0039",
 "slug": "prokyc-tool-used-for-deepfake-based-bypass-of-crypto-kyc-con",
 "title": "ProKYC Tool Used for Deepfake-Based Bypass of Crypto KYC Controls",
 "summary": "Security researchers discovered that the ProKYC group sells a deepfake tool capable of bypassing biometric and two-factor authentication systems on cryptocurrency exchanges. The tool generates synthetic identities and videos to create fraudulent accounts for money laundering.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "framework_or_tooling"
 ],
 "products": [
  "ProKYC",
  "ByBit"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-10-09",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-10-09",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/819",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "ProKYC Tool Allegedly Facilitates Deepfake-Based Account Fraud on Cryptocurrency Exchanges",
   "published_at": "2024-10-09"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "kyc-bypass",
  "cryptocurrency",
  "fraud"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}