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incidents/AIR-2023-0029

Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Promotes Crypto Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed a deepfake interview video and voice cloning of Singapore's prime minister to promote a fake cryptocurrency investment. The prime minister issued public warnings regarding the scheme.

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
incident date
29 Dec 2023
first reported
29 Dec 2023
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 · crypto_scam · voice_cloning
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2023-12-29
    Alleged Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Promotes Cryptocurrency Scam in Fake Interview
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/985

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