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incidents/AIR-2022-0028

Deepfake Video of Tim Cook Used in YouTube Crypto Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Fraudsters repurposed an interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook using deepfake video to promote a fraudulent crypto scheme on YouTube. The stream reached tens of thousands of viewers before platform removal.

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
Apple
products
YouTube
incident date
7 Sep 2022
first reported
7 Sep 2022
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 · crypto-scam · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2022-09-07
    Fraudsters Use Deepfake Video of Tim Cook to Promote Apple Crypto Scam on YouTube
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/786

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