Deepfake case study · Video
Hong Kong Finance Worker deepfake (Feb 2026)
A finance worker in Hong Kong was lured onto a video conference with deepfake versions of his company's CFO and other colleagues. He was convinced to transfer $25 million into an out-of-office account. He later…
- Incident date
- Feb 2026
- Target
- Hong Kong Finance Worker
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A finance worker in Hong Kong was lured onto a video conference with deepfake versions of his company's CFO and other colleagues. He was convinced to transfer $25 million into an out-of-office account. He later discovered that the CFO and other workers in the video conference were AI-generated.