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incidents/AIR-2025-0127

Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake Trading Platform

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Purported deepfake videos of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese were used in YouTube scam ads promoting a fraudulent trading platform. Viewers were directed to invest funds in the fake scheme.

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
AUFIRST
incident date
4 Aug 2025
first reported
4 Aug 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.90 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · synthetic-voice · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-08-04
    Alleged Deepfake Video of Anthony Albanese Promotes Fake AUFIRST 'Tax Dividend' Trading Platform
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1237

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