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incidents/AIR-2025-0100

Purported AI-Driven Videos Impersonate President of Malta in Crypto Scams

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Scammers deployed deepfake videos and fabricated images impersonating the President of Malta across social media. The fraudulent content promoted cryptocurrency investment scams to the public.

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
incident date
12 Feb 2025
first reported
12 Feb 2025
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 · fraud · crypto-scam · impersonation
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-02-12
    Purported AI-Generated Videos Impersonating President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono Circulate on Social Media in Alleged Crypto Scam Campaigns
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1056

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