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incidents/AIR-2025-0073

Deepfake Video Impersonates Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister in Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers posted a deepfake-altered video of a former Mongolian official on Facebook to promote a fake investment opportunity. The video used altered lip movement and audio to direct viewers to a credential-harvesting site.

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
Facebook
incident date
5 Sep 2025
first reported
5 Sep 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 · fraud · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-09-05
    Purported Deepfake Video Reportedly Impersonated Former Mongolian Deputy Prime Minister Amarsaikhan Sainbuyan in Investment Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1525

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