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incidents/AIR-2024-0050

Maltese Students Targeted by AI Deepfake Nudes and Blackmail

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Attackers used AI-powered undressing applications to create deepfake nude images of students in Malta. The generated images were distributed via messaging apps to humiliate and blackmail 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
products
Nudify Apps
incident date
1 Oct 2024
first reported
1 Oct 2024
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 · blackmail · harassment
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-10-01
    Students in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1014

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