{
 "id": "AIR-2024-0062",
 "slug": "russian-linked-network-circulates-deepfake-of-maria-ressa-fo",
 "title": "Russian-linked network circulates deepfake of Maria Ressa for cryptocurrency scam",
 "summary": "A scam operation distributed AI-generated deepfake videos of Nobel laureate Maria Ressa falsely endorsing cryptocurrency on Meta and Microsoft platforms. Meta and Microsoft took down the fraudulent advertisements, though similar campaigns resurfaced.",
 "type": "ai_enabled_attack",
 "categories": [
  "deepfake_fraud",
  "ai_phishing_social_engineering"
 ],
 "severity": 3,
 "targets": [
  "individual_victims"
 ],
 "products": [
  "Deepfake video generator"
 ],
 "incident_date": "2024-02-06",
 "incident_date_precision": "day",
 "first_reported": "2024-02-06",
 "sources": [
  {
   "url": "https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/919",
   "publisher": "AI Incident Database",
   "title": "Purported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos",
   "published_at": "2024-02-06"
  }
 ],
 "source_count": 1,
 "confidence": 0.9,
 "status": "published",
 "origin": "seed_aiid",
 "tags": [
  "deepfake",
  "crypto-scam",
  "impersonation",
  "phishing"
 ],
 "created_at": "2026-10-18T06:33:31.967Z",
 "updated_at": "2026-10-18T06:59:35.797Z"
}