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incidents/AIR-2025-0008

Deepfake Investment Scam Impersonates Economist David Rosenberg

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

Fraudsters utilized AI-generated likenesses and social media ads to impersonate economist David Rosenberg in a fraudulent investment scheme. Victims suffered significant financial losses exceeding $500,000.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraudprimary
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
  • AI phishing / social engineering
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
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
Meta, Individuals
products
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp
incident date
15 Apr 2025
first reported
15 Apr 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.95 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · investment-scam · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-04-15
    Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam Uses Economist David Rosenberg's Likeness on Meta Platforms
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1115

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