Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Hong Kong company employee deepfake (Sep 2024)
In a deepfake incident, Hong Kong police investigated a case where an employee was tricked into transferring HK$200 million ($20 million USD) to fraudsters who used a deepfake video conference call impersonating…
- Incident date
- Sep 2024
- Target
- Hong Kong company employee
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
In a deepfake incident, Hong Kong police investigated a case where an employee was tricked into transferring HK$200 million ($20 million USD) to fraudsters who used a deepfake video conference call impersonating company officers. The fraudster likely used AI to add fake voices to pre-downloaded videos.