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incidents/AIR-2024-0049

Chinese Authorities Crack Down on AI-Driven Deepfake and Fraud Rings

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Chinese law enforcement prosecuted multiple criminals utilizing voice synthesis and deepfake technologies for fraud and identity theft. The crackdowns targeted widespread scams involving synthetic media and game cheating tools.

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 Synthesis Tools
incident date
4 Jul 2024
first reported
4 Jul 2024
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 · deepfake · voice-synthesis
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-07-04
    China Targets AI-Driven Fraud and Deepfake Scandals with New Crackdowns
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/834

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