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incidents/AIR-2025-0180

Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Used in Fraudulent Weight-Loss Ad Campaign

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed AI-generated video and audio impersonating Whoopi Goldberg across Instagram to advertise fake weight-loss supplements. Goldberg publicly denounced the ads on television and warned followers of the fraud.

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
5 Feb 2025
first reported
5 Feb 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · fraud · impersonation · instagram
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-02-05
    Alleged Deepfake of Whoopi Goldberg Reportedly Used in Fake Weight-Loss Supplement Ads on Instagram
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/917

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