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incidents/AIR-2025-0002

Bolivian Criminal Network Uses Minister Deepfake in Employment Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A criminal network used an AI-generated deepfake of the education minister to impersonate him in a job scam, defrauding 19 victims. The scheme resulted in over $720,000 in financial losses before authorities arrested the suspects.

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
Deepfake Audio Generator
incident date
10 Feb 2025
first reported
10 Feb 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
deepfake · impersonation · fraud · bolivia
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-02-10
    Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/937

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