Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Elon Musk and individual grandparents deepfake (Oct 2025)
Deepfake videos of Elon Musk were used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Deepfake audio was used to impersonate family members (grandson) in a "grandparent" scam.
- Incident date
- Oct 2025
- Target
- Elon Musk and individual grandparents
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Deepfake videos of Elon Musk were used to promote a cryptocurrency scam. Deepfake audio was used to impersonate family members (grandson) in a "grandparent" scam.