Deepfake case study · Video
Multinational company in Hong Kong deepfake (Aug 2025)
An employee at a multinational company in Hong Kong was tricked into transferring $25.6 million during a deepfaked video conference. Every individual on the call, including someone who appeared to be the company’s…
- Incident date
- Aug 2025
- Target
- Multinational company in Hong Kong
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
An employee at a multinational company in Hong Kong was tricked into transferring $25.6 million during a deepfaked video conference. Every individual on the call, including someone who appeared to be the company’s chief financial officer, was a computer-generated impostor.