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incidents/AIR-2024-0031

South Korean Ring Allegedly Used Deepfake Identities in Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Fraudsters deployed synthetic video and audio to deceive victims into travel and romance scams, netting around one million dollars. The suspects were subsequently arrested by authorities in Vietnam.

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
incident date
1 Aug 2024
first reported
1 Aug 2024
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 · romance-scam · fraud · human-trafficking
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-08-01
    South Korean Fraud Ring Allegedly Used Deepfake Identities to Traffic Victims into Cambodia Scam Operations
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1291

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