{
 "id": "AIR-2023-0020",
 "slug": "quebec-man-sentenced-for-using-deepfakes-to-create-synthetic",
 "title": "Quebec Man Sentenced for Using Deepfakes to Create Synthetic CSAM",
 "summary": "A Quebec man was sentenced to over three years in prison for producing synthetic child pornography using deepfake technology. He manipulated existing images to create non-consensual exploitative videos.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 4,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Deepfake generation software"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2023-04-14",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2023-04-14",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/604",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography",
   "published_at": "2023-04-14"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.85,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "csam",
  "criminal_activity"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}