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incidents/AIR-2025-0144

BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty Targeted in Deepfake Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Fraudsters used manipulated images and deepfake media of a BBC presenter to promote a fraudulent investment scheme via social media. The BBC legal team intervened to have the fake articles and site removed.

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
BBC News
incident date
30 Jan 2025
first reported
30 Jan 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · impersonation · fraud · social-media
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-01-30
    Alleged Deepfake Scam Uses BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty’s Image to Promote Fraudulent Investment Scheme
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/924

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