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incidents/AIR-2026-0420

Ahmedabad Fraud Racket Used Deepfakes to Bypass Facial Auth

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos created from a businessman's photo to bypass facial authentication and access e-KYC services. The suspects used the unauthorized access to open bank accounts and apply for loans.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraud
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
Both rows are derived from the type and categories (OWASP 2025 edition, ATLAS release 2026.09), not classified per record. How
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Enterprise deployment, Individuals
products
DigiLocker, Aadhaar e-KYC
incident date
28 Apr 2026
first reported
28 Apr 2026
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · biometric_bypass · identity_theft · financial_fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-04-28
    Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1472

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