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incidents/AIR-2025-0175

Deepfake Video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan Used in Credential Phishing Attacks on Creators

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

Phishers circulated an AI-generated deepfake video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announcing fake policy changes to deceive creators. The campaign attempted to trick targets into downloading malware or surrendering account credentials via fraudulent links.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • Deepfake fraudprimary
    Synthetic voice, video or images used to impersonate people for fraud, extortion or access.
  • AI phishing / social engineering
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
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
YouTube
incident date
4 Mar 2025
first reported
4 Mar 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 · phishing · neal-mohan · youtube · credential-theft
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-03-04
    Phishers Allegedly Using AI-Generated Video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to Target Creators
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/965

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