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incidents/AIR-2025-0098

Deepfake Videos of Malaysian Leaders Used in Investment Scams

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated deepfake videos of public figures to promote fraudulent investment schemes. Thousands of cases resulted in substantial financial losses for victims.

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
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
incident date
4 Jul 2025
first reported
4 Jul 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 · investment-fraud · malaysia
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-07-04
    Purported Widespread Use of AI-Generated Deepfake Videos Impersonate Malaysian Leaders in Investment Scams
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1136

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