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incidents/AIR-2024-0059

HTML/Nomani Phishing Campaign Deploys AI Deepfakes to Defraud Social Media Users

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

The HTML/Nomani phishing operation utilized AI-generated deepfake media to mimic legitimate platforms and lure users into investment scams. The campaign leveraged social media channels to distribute deceptive material and perpetrate financial fraud.

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
incident date
16 Dec 2024
first reported
16 Dec 2024
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
phishing · deepfake · html-nomani · fraud
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-12-16
    HTML/Nomani Deepfake Phishing Campaigns Allegedly Use AI-Generated Content to Defraud Social Media Users
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/877

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