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incidents/AIR-2025-0013

Deepfake Video Call Impersonation Leads to Account Theft and Malware

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraudAI-assisted intrusion

An attacker used a deepfake video call on Zoom to impersonate a trusted contact, tricking a cryptocurrency analyst into installing malicious software. The incident resulted in compromised social media and crypto wallet accounts.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraudprimary
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
  • AI-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
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
Zoom, Deepfake Video Generation
incident date
19 Jun 2025
first reported
19 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 · malware · account-takeover · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-19
    Reported AI-Generated Video Call Impersonation of Cryptocurrency Analyst Leads to Alleged Malware Installation and Account Theft
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1111

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