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incidents/AIR-2025-0099

Deepfake Endorsements Used in Fraudulent Ads Across Montenegro and Bosnia

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers used deepfake videos of public figures in social media advertisements to promote fake health products and investment schemes. The fraudulent campaigns targeted users on Facebook and Instagram.

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
incident date
24 Dec 2025
first reported
24 Dec 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 · fraud · social-media · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-12-24
    Purported Deepfake Endorsements Reportedly Used to Promote Fraudulent Health and Investment Products in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1338

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