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incidents/AIR-2023-0027

AI-Generated Voice Deepfakes Used in Sudanese Conflict Disinformation

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Actors circulated synthetic voice recordings claiming to be former Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir to influence political perceptions during civil conflict. The channel was eventually removed by TikTok for violating synthetic media policies.

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
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
TikTok
incident date
20 Aug 2023
first reported
20 Aug 2023
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 · disinformation · voice-cloning
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2023-08-20
    Campaign Featuring Purported AI-Generated Audio Attributed to Omar al-Bashir Spreads During Sudanese Conflict
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1087

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