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Cybercriminals used fake Facebook pages and ads impersonating Kling AI to distribute malware. Users were lured to spoofed websites where they were tricked into downloading a malicious file disguised as AI-generated…

A syndicated summer reading list published in the Chicago Sun-Times and The Philadelphia Inquirer was found to be largely fake, generated by AI. The list of 15 books was a syndicated piece by King Features. Freelance…

A gaming YouTuber, Mark Brown, discovered that an AI-generated clone of his voice was being used without his consent to narrate Doom videos on the 'Game Offline Lore' YouTube channel. Brown filed a privacy complaint…

Elliston Berry and Francesca Mani were victims of deepfakes at age 14. Digitally altered nude images of themselves and friends online were generated using AI. Incidents in schools in the U.S. totalled nearly 30 over…

The article discusses the DEFIANCE Act, which aims to provide legal recourse for victims of non-consensual, sexually explicit deepfake imagery. It mentions that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Billie Eilish and Taylor…

A Toronto lawyer, Jisuh Lee, submitted a factum that included hallucinated cases generated by AI, misleading the court. She avoided contempt charges by taking responsibility and committing to remedial measures.

People are using AI to create deepfakes of OnlyFans models.

Mentions an incident in late March involving unauthorized deepfake distribution causing harm, but does not give specifics on the target, modality or other details.

Kayla Medeiros was a victim of deepfake images that were manipulated to make her look undressed. These images were found on an old iPad she shared with her ex-boyfriend. The 'Take It Down' Act, signed by President…

Dhruv Rathee created a YouTube video titled 'The Sikh Warrior Who Terrified the Mughals' which included AI-generated visuals of Sikh Gurus. This sparked backlash from the Akal Takht, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), and…

Explicit deepfakes, where a person’s face is superimposed on a nude body using artificial intelligence. A classmate of Texas high schooler Berry shared on Snapchat an image of her that he’d taken from her Instagram…

The Take It Down Act has been signed into law, criminalizing the non-consensual online publication of intimate images, including deepfakes. Tech platforms are mandated to remove such content within 48 hours of…

An American mother almost fell victim to a virtual kidnapping scam using a cloned voice mimicking her daughter's cries. Scammers posed as the Italian defense minister, asking the country’s top tycoons for money to…

Attackers are leveraging advanced AI technologies to conduct targeted attacks through smishing and vishing. AI-generated audio mimics well-known public figures or trusted contacts, making it challenging to discern…

Civitai, an AI model sharing site, had a configuration issue that allowed users to generate nonconsensual pornographic videos of real people, including non-celebrities. Although Civitai claims to have fixed the issue…

Defense lawyers for Jeff Dunn, being sued by Frankie Johnson, allegedly used fictitious, potentially AI-generated case citations in a court filing. Johnson's lawyer claims the cited sources do not exist, and the…

A syndicated summer book list containing made-up books by famous authors (Isabel Allende, Percival Everett) was published in major newspapers. The list was partly generated by Artificial Intelligence. Only 5 of the…

A syndicated insert titled "Summer reading list for 2025" featured in both papers included numerous nonexistent books. Marco Buscaglia admitted to using AI to generate the list and failing to properly verify the…

The Chicago Sun-Times printed an AI-generated summer reading list that included fake book titles attributed to real authors. The article, licensed from a third party, was created using AI, and the author admitted to…

Spotify podcasts used AI-generated voices to promote illegal online pharmacies, selling controlled substances like Adderall and Xanax. The podcasts, discoverable through common search terms, linked users to dubious…

A woman named Beth Hyland was scammed by an online scam artist posing as a French man named Richard. The scam artist used deepfake videos on Skype calls and posted photos of another man to deceive the victim.

Deepfakes have been used to create videos of Taylor Swift to promote fraudulent cryptocurrency schemes. Voice-based deepfake attacks target corporations. AI-generated scams are using the voices of family members to…

Relatives of Christopher Pelkey created an AI-generated video of him to appear as if he was addressing the court during the sentencing hearing of Gabriel Horcasitas, who was convicted of manslaughter in Pelkey's…

Deepfakes are being used to impersonate well-known personalities and company executives to trick people into handing over money or personal information. Examples include fake celebrity endorsements of investment…

Attackers use smishing texts and AI-generated vishing voice messages to harvest credentials and take over accounts. Compromised accounts can be used to reach additional officials.

Dhruv Rathee created a video featuring AI-generated images of Guru Gobind Singh and his sons, leading to demands for its removal by SGPC and SAD.

Cybercriminals are using AI-generated voice messages, impersonating senior US officials, in smishing campaigns to get the target to click on malicious links to access personal accounts. A similar cybercrime involved…

An AI-generated image was created depicting a monument of Rodrigo Duterte. AI detection tools indicate a high likelihood of AI generation and face manipulation within the image.

AI-generated images circulated online falsely depicting Billie Eilish and Katy Perry at the Met Gala. Billie Eilish was shown in an oversized navy blazer with fake roses, and a black corset with feathers. Katy Perry…

A 2022 deepfake video of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appearing to urge Ukrainian soldiers to surrender to Russian forces. The video was quickly debunked.

President Trump signed the “Take It Down Act,” a bipartisan bill that targets explicit AI-generated deepfakes.

Llama Productions, a subsidiary of Epic Games, allegedly used AI to generate Darth Vader's voice in Fortnite, replacing actors' work without notice or bargaining with SAG-AFTRA.

Boys as young as 14 created and shared AI-generated pornographic images of female classmates on social media sites like Snapchat.

During a record-breaking primary race in May 2025, Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie was targeted by AI-generated videos highlighting the risks of synthetic media in elections

An AI-generated deepfake video depicts Jeff Kitner, a Dallas City Council candidate, saying words and engaging in activities like riding a rollercoaster and wearing dirty clothes. The video was created by a supporter…

Deepfake videos were created to falsely depict Mauricio Macri encouraging people to vote for Manuel Adorni and Silvia Lospennato stepping down and calling to vote for Adorni during the Buenos Aires City legislative…

The segment discusses the Take It Down Act and its implications for deepfake pornography and revenge porn. It mentions the takedown of the website Mr. Deepfakes, which created hyper-realistic deepfake pornography…

AI-powered Darth Vader character in Fortnite used James Earl Jones' voice to swear at players. Epic Games implemented a fix to prevent future occurrences.

Deepfake videos and audio featuring Ibrahim Traore, the military leader of Burkina Faso, are being used to portray him as a pan-African hero and spread misinformation. These deepfakes include music videos featuring…

Grok chatbot was manipulated to generate false claims of 'white genocide' in South Africa, reflecting political biases of Elon Musk. The system prompts were modified without authorization to influence the AI's…

Hackers are using AI-generated voice messages to impersonate senior U.S. officials to establish rapport before gaining access to personal accounts. The FBI advises caution, looking for imperfections in images/videos,…

In 2020, a bank manager in Hong Kong was tricked into transferring $35 million after receiving a phone call from someone he believed to be a company director. The fraudster used AI-based voice cloning to perfectly…

Hackers are using AI voice clones to impersonate US government officials to gain access to personal accounts. In another instance, a Ferrari executive stymied a similar attack by asking about a book recommended by…

Hackers are using AI voice clips and text messages to impersonate senior US officials. The goal is to breach personal accounts of government personnel by building trust and redirecting them to external platforms to…

A video was circulated on social media platforms depicting Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif, conceding defeat to India in an ongoing conflict and lamenting Pakistan's international isolation. The audio in…

A short film showed each of the European leaders as a baby saying “Welcome to Albania” in their native language.

Fortnite used AI to recreate James Earl Jones' Darth Vader voice using Google’s Gemini 2.0 and ElevenLabs’ Flash v2.5 models. Players exploited the AI to make Vader say inappropriate words, but Epic Games patched the…

Scammers are impersonating a senior US official using faked audio. They send malicious links disguised as transitions to other messaging platforms. After gaining access they contact a specific target pretending to be…

The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing campaign using AI to impersonate senior U.S. officials through voice and text messages. This scheme involves 'smishing' and 'vishing' attacks, designed to trick targets…

AI-voiced Darth Vader in Fortnite used profanity due to an AI voice implementation error. A Twitch streamer's conversation triggered Vader to repeat vulgar words. Epic Games released a hotfix to address the issue.

Law firms representing former Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey used AI to generate legal citations in a lawsuit against State Farm, submitting briefs with false, inaccurate, and misleading legal…

Cyber campaign using AI-generated voice and text messages to impersonate senior U.S. government officials to deceive victims into giving up sensitive personal information and account access. Attackers use smishing…

The FBI warned in May 2025 that threat actors are impersonating senior U.S. officials using AI-generated voice messages and malicious text messages to gain access to accounts.

Deepfake videos of PM Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar were circulated with misleading claims by Pakistani users. The videos were created using AI tools for propaganda…

A deepfake video of Colonel Sofia Qureshi was created where she is made to say, “I am a Muslim, but not a Pakistani. I am a Muslim, but not a terrorist.” The video was shared by Pakistani users. Fact checking using…

An AI-generated video was created using the likeness and voice of Christopher Pelkey, a murder victim, to deliver a victim impact statement at the sentencing hearing of his killer, Gabriel Paul Horcasitas. Pelkey's…

AI-generated images of Billie Eilish and Katy Perry attending the Met Gala circulated on social media, despite neither of them being there. Billie Eilish confirmed she did not attend the Met Gala and was in Europe on…

Seth Herrera, an El Paso soldier, was indicted for using AI chatbots to generate CSAM using images and videos of children he knew. He allegedly took images and videos of those children undressing in his home and used…

Hackers employed AI-created videos to impersonate a firm’s CFO, and the result was a $25 million Hong Kong fraud.

Scammers are using AI to clone voices of grandchildren and trick grandparents into sending money by claiming the grandchild is in trouble (e.g., arrested). They pressure victims to send money quickly via wire…