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incidents/AIR-2025-0096

Old Mutual Warns of Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman in Investment Scams

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers used AI-generated videos and cloned voices impersonating Old Mutual's chairman to promote fraudulent investment schemes. The incident prompted a public denial and warning from the company.

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
Deepfake Voice Cloning
incident date
3 Oct 2025
first reported
3 Oct 2025
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
deepfake · voice-cloning · investment-fraud · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-10-03
    Old Mutual Reportedly Warns of Purported Deepfake Videos Impersonating Chairman Trevor Manuel in Investment Scams
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1226

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