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incidents/AIR-2025-0014

Deepfake Video Impersonates Former Malaysian Police Chief in Fraud Context

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

An alleged deepfake video circulated on TikTok falsely depicted a former Malaysian police official endorsing financial misconduct. Authorities investigated the incident as potential 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
products
TikTok
incident date
20 Jun 2025
first reported
20 Jun 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
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-20
    Alleged Deepfake Video Depicts Former Malaysian Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Acryl Sani Abdullah in Financial Misconduct Context
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1116

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