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incidents/AIR-2025-0086

Joann Fabrics Shoppers Defrauded by AI-Generated Scam Sites

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossAI phishing / social engineering

Cybercriminals deployed AI-generated scam websites impersonating Joann Fabrics to steal credit card details and personal data. The fraudulent domains were part of a massive campaign involving nearly 100,000 fake sites.

Details

type
AI-enabled attack
Attackers used AI as a meaningful part of a cyberattack against someone else.
categories
  • 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
Joann Fabrics fake domains
incident date
20 Aug 2025
first reported
20 Aug 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
phishing · scam · brand-impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-08-20
    Joann Fabrics Shoppers Reportedly Defrauded by AI-Generated Scam Sites, Part of Purported Wave of ~100,000 Fake Domains Across 194 Brands
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1189

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