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incidents/AIR-2025-0076

Deepfake Video Impersonating Official Used in Major Crypto Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

An Ontario retiree lost nearly 1 million dollars after encountering a Facebook advertisement featuring an AI-generated deepfake video. The scam led the victim to liquidate retirement savings and mortgage property.

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
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
products
Facebook
incident date
1 Jul 2025
first reported
1 Jul 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 · cryptocurrency
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-07-01
    Reported Deepfake Video Impersonating Mark Carney Used in Nearly $1M Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Ontario Senior
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1532

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