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incidents/AIR-2024-0052

Storm-2139 Cybercrime Network Exploits AI to Generate Deepfakes

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraudJailbreak

A cybercrime network developed custom software to bypass AI moderation and generate unauthorized deepfake content. Microsoft successfully disrupted the operation and filed a lawsuit against the actors.

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.
  • Jailbreak
    A user deliberately bypasses a model's safety or policy controls through crafted prompts.
owasp llm top 10
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
Storm-2139 tools
incident date
19 Dec 2024
first reported
19 Dec 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
storm-2139 · deepfake · guardrail_bypass
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2024-12-19
    Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake Content
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/955

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