Deepfake case study · Audio
Gary Schildhorn deepfake (Jan 2025)
In 2020, a scammer used AI to clone the voice of Gary Schildhorn's son, Brett, to convince Schildhorn to send $9,000 for his son's supposed bail money. Brett was able to contact his father via FaceTime before the…
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Gary Schildhorn
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
In 2020, a scammer used AI to clone the voice of Gary Schildhorn's son, Brett, to convince Schildhorn to send $9,000 for his son's supposed bail money. Brett was able to contact his father via FaceTime before the money was sent, revealing the scam.