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Hong Kong finance worker deepfake (Jan 2025)
A Hong Kong finance worker transferred $25 million to fraudsters after a video conference with what he thought were senior officers. Police later revealed all participants in the video conference were fake deepfakes.
- Incident date
- Jan 2025
- Target
- Hong Kong finance worker
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A Hong Kong finance worker transferred $25 million to fraudsters after a video conference with what he thought were senior officers. Police later revealed all participants in the video conference were fake deepfakes.