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incidents/AIR-2026-0369

Istanbul Fraud Network Used AI Call Center Software to Defraud Europeans

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

A fraud network in Istanbul used AI-assisted software to impersonate officials and scam European residents out of substantial sums. Police raided the call center and arrested multiple suspects.

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
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
Financial loss, PHI/PII breach, safety impact or regulatory action.
targets
Individuals
products
AI-assisted call center software
incident date
3 Jul 2026
first reported
3 Jul 2026
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
fraud · voice_impersonation · scam
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-07-03
    Istanbul Fraud Network Reportedly Used AI-Assisted Call Center Software to Impersonate Officials and Defraud Europeans
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1640

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