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incidents/AIR-2025-0131

Australian Analyst Targeted by Scam Using AI-Generated Websites

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

Scammers used AI tools to create fake websites for fabricated companies as part of an investment scam targeting an Australian fraud analyst. The incident highlights the use of generative AI to increase the credibility of scams.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraudprimary
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
  • AI phishing / social engineering
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
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
generative ai websites
incident date
27 Apr 2025
first reported
27 Apr 2025
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
fraud · phishing · generative-ai
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-04-27
    Australian Analyst Allegedly Targeted by Scam Using Purportedly Sophisticated AI-Generated Corporate Materials
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1047

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