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incidents/AIR-2024-0062

Russian-linked network circulates deepfake of Maria Ressa for cryptocurrency scam

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

A scam operation distributed AI-generated deepfake videos of Nobel laureate Maria Ressa falsely endorsing cryptocurrency on Meta and Microsoft platforms. Meta and Microsoft took down the fraudulent advertisements, though similar campaigns resurfaced.

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 phishing / social engineering
    Phishing, lures and social engineering produced or personalised at scale with AI.
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 video generator
incident date
6 Feb 2024
first reported
6 Feb 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 · crypto-scam · impersonation · phishing
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-02-06
    Purported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/919

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