Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
elderly woman; employee of a multinational firm deepfake (Mar 2025)
An elderly woman was targeted by a deepfake voice impersonating her son to extort money. An employee of a multinational firm was tricked into wiring HK$200 million (US$26 million) after a video conference with AI…
- Incident date
- Mar 2025
- Target
- elderly woman; employee of a multinational firm
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An elderly woman was targeted by a deepfake voice impersonating her son to extort money. An employee of a multinational firm was tricked into wiring HK$200 million (US$26 million) after a video conference with AI avatars impersonating colleagues.