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incidents/AIR-2026-0388

Journalist Safiria Leccese Impersonated in AI Deepfake Loan Scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated video and fake social media profiles impersonating an Italian journalist to promote a personal loan scam. Several people were deceived before the profiles were blocked.

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
Super Partes deepfake profiles
incident date
31 May 2026
first reported
31 May 2026
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
deepfake · fraud · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2026-05-31
    Italian Mediaset Journalist Safiria Leccese's Image Was Reportedly Used in a Purportedly AI-Generated Fake Loan Scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1508

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