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incidents/AIR-2025-0012

Deepfake Video Ads Impersonate Bank Strategist in Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

An AI-generated video ad campaign on Meta platforms impersonated a bank strategist to promote a fraudulent investment group. The bank confirmed the impersonation and issued warnings to users.

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, Meta
products
Deepfake Video Generation, Meta Ads
incident date
12 Jun 2025
first reported
12 Jun 2025
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 · investment-scam · impersonation · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-12
    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1114

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