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incidents/AIR-2025-0114

North Korea-Linked Actors Use AI Executive Deepfakes in Zoom Phishing

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI-assisted intrusion

Threat actors utilized AI-generated deepfakes of company executives during a fake Zoom call to deceive a Web3 employee. The victim was tricked into installing malware that deployed spyware, a keylogger, and a crypto wallet stealer.

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-assisted intrusion
    Threat actors using AI tooling in reconnaissance, exploitation, lateral movement or operations.
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, Enterprise deployment
products
Zoom
incident date
22 Jun 2025
first reported
22 Jun 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
deepfake · phishing · lazarus · malware
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-22
    North Korea-Linked Actors Allegedly Use AI Executive Deepfakes in Zoom Phishing Targeting Web3 Employee
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1117

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