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incidents/AIR-2025-0015

Deepfake Video Impersonates Thai Anchor and Executive in Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers used synthetic video and speech to impersonate a news anchor and corporate CEO in a fake investment clip. The video circulated on social media to lure viewers into financial 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
Facebook
incident date
24 Jun 2025
first reported
24 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 · investment-scam · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-24
    Purported AI Deepfake Reportedly Impersonated Thai PBS World Anchor and Miss Universe CEO in Fraudulent Investment Video
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1254

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