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incidents/AIR-2025-0158

Spanish Police Arrest Suspects in €19M AI Deepfake Scam

AI-enabled attack4 Confirmed real-world lossDeepfake fraud

Spanish authorities arrested six individuals linked to a global investment scam powered by AI deepfakes and targeting algorithms. The operation defrauded 208 victims of approximately €19 million.

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
AI Deepfake Ads
incident date
7 Apr 2025
first reported
7 Apr 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 · financial-fraud · arrests
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-04-07
    Alleged Deepfake Investment Scam in Spain Defrauds 208 Victims of €19 million ($20.9 million)
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1017

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