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incidents/AIR-2025-0018

Deepfake Videos Impersonate Brunei Police in Investment Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed AI-generated deepfake videos impersonating police officers across social media to promote a fraudulent investment scheme. Authorities issued public warnings regarding the financial scam.

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
TikTok, Facebook, Instagram
incident date
14 Jul 2025
first reported
14 Jul 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.85 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · police-impersonation · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-07-14
    Purportedly AI-Generated Videos Impersonate Brunei Police in 'Real Money Magic' Scam on Social Media
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1147

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