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incidents/AIR-2025-0148

Deepfake News Clip Fabricates Explosion for Fraudulent Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Fraudsters circulated a manipulated news video using synthetic audio and visuals to fabricate a conspiracy and sell unproven health products. The scam aimed to trick viewers into purchasing items under false pretenses.

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
deepfake tools
incident date
20 Jan 2025
first reported
20 Jan 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 · synthetic-media
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-01-20
    Purported AI-Manipulated News Clip Fabricates Explosion and Doctor's Murder Plot for Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1036

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