Deepfake case study · Video
Arup deepfake (Oct 2025)
In 2024, an AI deepfake video call was used to steal $25 million from the UK engineering firm Arup. An employee received an urgent video call from who they thought was their boss and other colleagues authorizing…
- Incident date
- Oct 2025
- Target
- Arup
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
In 2024, an AI deepfake video call was used to steal $25 million from the UK engineering firm Arup. An employee received an urgent video call from who they thought was their boss and other colleagues authorizing several financial transactions totaling several million dollars. The video call was generated by AI.