Nirmala Sitharaman, Sundar Pichai, Indian investors deepfake (Jun 2025)

Deepfake videos of Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Google CEO Sundar Pichai promoting fraudulent investment schemes led to investors losing money. Scammers are using AI to create hyper-realistic videos that impersonate public figures to trick victims into sending money or sharing sensitive data. Brand abuse accounts for nearly one-third of all cybercrime incidents in India, with banking, retail, and government sectors bearing the brunt.