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incidents/AIR-2024-0023

Deepfake Account Impersonates Political Figure on TikTok

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

An AI-generated deepfake account impersonated a political figure on TikTok to mislead users and solicit donations. The profile amassed thousands of followers before detection.

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
TikTok
incident date
16 Apr 2024
first reported
16 Apr 2024
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
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-04-16
    Amandine Le Pen Deepfake Account Misleads Thousands on TikTok
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/737

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