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incidents/AIR-2024-0017

Deepfake Scam Impersonates Italian President and Prime Minister for Crypto Fraud

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Malicious actors deployed deepfake videos of Italian political leaders to promote a fraudulent investment scheme. Regulators blocked the deceptive advertisements after victims suffered financial losses.

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
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
products
Deepfake generation tools
incident date
12 Dec 2024
first reported
12 Dec 2024
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 · financial_fraud · crypto_scam
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-12-12
    Deepfake Cryptocurrency Scam Allegedly Impersonates Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/928

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