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incidents/AIR-2023-0020

Quebec Man Sentenced for Using Deepfakes to Create Synthetic CSAM

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

A Quebec man was sentenced to over three years in prison for producing synthetic child pornography using deepfake technology. He manipulated existing images to create non-consensual exploitative videos.

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
Deepfake generation software
incident date
14 Apr 2023
first reported
14 Apr 2023
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 · csam · criminal_activity
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2023-04-14
    Quebec Man Sentenced for Having Used Deepfake Technology to Create Synthetic Child Pornography
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/604

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