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incidents/AIR-2026-0414

AI Voice Clone Used to Defraud Indore School Owner

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A fraudster used AI voice cloning to impersonate a relative and trick a school owner into transferring money for a medical emergency. The victim lost money before discovering the deception.

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
Individuals
products
Voice cloning tool
incident date
6 Jan 2026
first reported
6 Jan 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
voice-cloning · fraud · deepfake
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-01-06
    Purportedly AI-Cloned Voice Allegedly Used to Defraud Play School Owner of ₹97,500 (~$1,080 USD) in Indore, India
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1339

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