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incidents/AIR-2024-0065

Scammers Target WiseTech Global Staff with Deepfake Video Calls Impersonating CEO

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering

Fraudsters created synthetic video impersonations of WiseTech Global CEO Richard White to solicit fraudulent money transfers from employees via WhatsApp. Staff members recognized discrepancies in the communications and prevented financial loss.

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
Enterprise deployment, Individuals
products
WhatsApp
incident date
21 May 2024
first reported
21 May 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
classifier confidence
0.96 · published at or above 0.80; see the methodology
tags
deepfake · ceo-fraud · bec · whatsapp · social-engineering
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-05-21
    WiseTech Global CEO Richard White Reportedly Deepfaked in Multiple Attempts to Scam Staffers
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/783

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