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incidents/AIR-2025-0081

Deepfake Impersonating Sudha Murty Used in Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

An AI-generated video impersonating Sudha Murty was used to promote a fraudulent investment platform via spoofed news links. The victim publicly warned the public about the scam.

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
Quantum AI India
incident date
19 Dec 2025
first reported
19 Dec 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 · fraud · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-12-19
    Purported Deepfake Impersonating Sudha Murty Reportedly Promoted Quantum AI India Investment Scam via Spoofed News Link
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1388

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