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incidents/AIR-2025-0159

Deepfake of Bermuda Premier Promotes Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

A deepfake video circulating on Facebook falsely portrayed Bermuda Premier David Burt promoting an investment scheme. Authorities warned the public about the fraudulent media.

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 Video Generator
incident date
5 Apr 2025
first reported
5 Apr 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 · impersonation · investment-scam
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-04-05
    Deepfake of Bermuda Premier David Burt Promotes Investment Scam Using Royal Gazette Branding
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1011

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