{
 "id": "AIR-2026-0392",
 "slug": "russia-linked-influence-operation-used-ai-cloned-celebrity-v",
 "title": "Russia-Linked Influence Operation Used AI-Cloned Celebrity Voices to Target Candidates",
 "summary": "A Russia-linked network used AI-cloned celebrity voices and fabricated news videos to target U.S. political candidates. The social media campaign intended to spread false claims ahead of midterms.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "AI Voice Cloning"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2026-09-10",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2026-09-10",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1702",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Russia-Linked Matryoshka Influence Operation Reportedly Used AI-Cloned Celebrity Voices and Fabricated News-Style Videos to Target Democratic Candidates Ahead of 2026 U.S. Midterms",
   "published_at": "2026-09-10"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "influence_operation",
  "disinformation"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}