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incidents/AIR-2024-0057

Deepfake Video of Singapore Minister Used in Investment Fraud

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers manipulated a speech of Singapore's Senior Minister to create a deepfake endorsement for a fraudulent investment product. The public was warned after the synthetic media circulated widely.

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
Deepfake Technology
incident date
2 Jun 2024
first reported
2 Jun 2024
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 · video-fraud · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-06-02
    Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/986

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