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incidents/AIR-2025-0016

Unauthorized Deepfake Clones of Ravish Kumar Used on YouTube

AI-enabled attack3 Confirmed exploitationDeepfake fraud

Multiple YouTube channels utilized deepfake technology to mimic an Indian journalist's face and voice to spread fabricated news. The journalist filed complaints with the platform.

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
3 · Confirmed exploitation
Used against real targets; limited or unclear impact.
targets
Individuals
products
YouTube
incident date
30 Jun 2025
first reported
30 Jun 2025
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 · impersonation · youtube
record
created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z · json

Sources · 1

  1. 2025-06-30
    Alleged Unauthorized Deepfake AI Clones of Ravish Kumar Used to Spread Purportedly Fabricated News on YouTube
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1124

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