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incidents/AIR-2026-0376

Deepfake Impersonation Led to Unauthorized Fund Transfers at Manufacturer

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Unknown actors used deepfake impersonation methods after compromising company hardware to trick an employee into transferring over one million dollars. The fraudulent instructions resulted in major financial loss before discovery.

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, Enterprise deployment
products
Synthetic Video Generation
incident date
15 Jul 2026
first reported
15 Jul 2026
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 · ceo-fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-07-15
    Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1596

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