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Scammers use AI to clone voices from recorded conversations or voicemails, then impersonate individuals to deceive victims. A specific case is mentioned where a man's voice was recorded for five days under the…

Multiple voice actors have had their voices cloned and used without their consent or compensation. Nick Meyer's voice was used to create numerous online personas. Joe Gaudet was replaced by his own AI clone. Susan…

A video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemingly praying in traditional Muslim attire was found to be AI-generated. Inconsistencies in the video, such as distortions in hand movements and unnatural beard…

An employee of the engineering firm Arup was duped into transferring $25 million to scammers using a deepfake of his boss's voice.

A deepfake video of Anant Ambani promoting a fake gaming app, 'Avi by Ambani', circulated online. Analysis revealed AI-generated audio and manipulation of existing footage. The video included a Business Today…

A deepfake audio clip of Donald Trump falsely announcing the renaming of Washington, D.C., to "District of America" circulated widely on social media. The clip was confirmed as AI-generated by digital forensics…

A pregame hype video created by the Dallas Mavericks used AI to generate facsimiles of players, including Anthony Davis. In one scene, Davis appeared to point a gun at his head. The video was described as "uncanny…

Their photos were stolen from social media, manipulated into deepfakes, and shared on a pornography site without their consent.

A deepfake video advertisement on Facebook, seemingly featuring Michael Hewson, a financial analyst, promoted a WhatsApp investment group promising high returns. AI was used to clone his voice and manipulate his…

An elderly woman was targeted by a deepfake voice impersonating her son to extort money. An employee of a multinational firm was tricked into wiring HK$200 million (US$26 million) after a video conference with AI…

Marilyn Crawford received a call from someone impersonating her grandson, Ian, claiming to be in trouble with the police and needing $9,000 for release. It is suspected that the scammers used AI voice cloning to…

Ongoing deepfake attacks are targeting smartphone users with convincing voice cloning. These attacks involve AI-generated audio impersonating family members to extort money by simulating emergencies. The FBI and…

A former Mississippi middle school teacher, Wilson Jones (30), is facing federal charges for allegedly using artificial intelligence to create child sexual abuse videos of his students. He resigned from Corinth…

A group of boys created and shared deepfake pornographic images of their female classmates at Westfield High School in 2023. This prompted advocacy from victims and calls for legislation to combat deepfake pornography.

A Texas DPS sergeant, Preston Wade Pietrzykowski, was arrested for possession and promotion of child pornography, some of which were deepfakes. The hard drive also contained deepfakes of female DPS employees' faces…

The San Francisco City Attorney's Office shut down nearly a dozen websites distributing AI-generated deepfake nudes. The sites had hundreds of millions of hits annually. The legal action leveraged California's Unfair…

In mid-February 2025, Scarlett Johansson publicly denounced a viral deepfake video appearing to show her and other celebrities condemning antisemitism. She urged US officials for protective legislation. Taylor Swift…

An AI-generated image falsely depicting Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is circulating on social media. The image first appeared online in January 2025 and gained…

A deepfake video of Antonio Brown's return to the Pittsburg Steelers alongside Aaron Rodgers was posted on social media by Antonio Brown. The video is not real and is an attempt by Brown to generate attention.

Celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, and Brad Pitt have been targeted by deepfakes. Radio personality Steve Harvey was also targeted by scammers using AI-generated versions of himself to carry out…

Deepfake videos of experts from The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute promoting a diabetes supplement; deepfake images of Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki used on Facebook to sell pills; TikTok Shop sellers manipulated…

Scammers created an AI-generated video deepfake of Neal Mohan to steal credentials and install malware on YouTube content creators.

A former teacher, Wilson Jones, used AI to create sexually explicit material using pictures of his students. The school's illicit content scanning program detected the images on his school-issued computer. Law…

Deepfake videos of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan were privately sent to content creators in an attempt to scam them, install malware, and steal credentials. The deepfakes mimicked Mohan's appearance and voice, leading…

AI voice cloning scams targeting families by mimicking their children's voices to extort money. At least two specific incidents are reported, one in an unspecified month/year and another in April 2024. Scammers use…

A Mississippi teacher, Wilson Jones, was arrested for creating AI-generated videos depicting multiple students in sexual activity. The students were unaware of the videos and did not participate willingly. A search…

An AI-generated voice clone of President Biden was used in a robocall campaign in New Hampshire. The individual responsible was fined $6 million by the FCC for violating the Truth in Caller ID Act. An independent…

A Singapore finance director authorized a US$499,000 transfer after attending a fraudulent Zoom call featuring synthetic colleagues

Deepfake videos of Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong were used to promote cryptocurrency, money-making schemes, and permanent residency applications. The deepfakes were used in scams that resulted in…

The former athletic director of a high school was arrested for allegedly impersonating the school's principal using voice cloning software to make it sound as if the principal had made racist, antisemitic remarks.

Over 75,000 AI-generated deepfakes of Sony Music artists were taken down. Sony Music reported direct commercial harm and opposes the UK government's proposed 'opt-out' system for AI training data.

Robocalls of a fake Joe Biden spammed the phones of voters telling them not to vote during the Democratic primaries last year. The political consultant who admitted to masterminding the scheme was fined $6 million,…

Sony Music removed over 75,000 deepfake tracks from streaming platforms. These tracks used AI-generated voice models of artists like Beyoncé, Harry Styles, and Queen. The removal was done manually, track by track.

Scammers sent phishing emails seemingly from YouTube, including a deepfake video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, to steal account information. One creator with 500,000 subscribers narrowly avoided being hacked. Over…

Report by Final Round AI analyzing search volume data from September 2023 to September 2024 shows these celebrities were frequent targets of deepfake-related searches, including pornographic and political endorsement…

A Hong Kong employee transferred $25 million to a fraudulent account after a video conference with what he thought was his company's CFO. The CFO was actually a deepfake.

Fake videos of South Korean celebrities Shin Ae-ra and Kim Young-chul promoting cryptocurrency scams went viral, causing significant distress and potential financial harm to viewers who fell victim to the scheme.…

AI-generated scams using mimicked voices and likenesses to promote fraudulent schemes promising government funds.

Deepfake images of Texas teenager Elliston Berry were circulated at her school. The images were described as child pornography. Senator Ted Cruz intervened, leading to the images' removal from social media.

Deepfake videos and images falsely portraying Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong promoting scam products and services like cryptocurrency and Permanent Resident application services. Similar incident in June…

AI-generated video linking the Dominican Republic to corruption, parodying "The Island of Temptations", featuring Spanish officials including a shirtless Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on a beach. The video was viewed…

A deepfake video, styled after the reality show *Temptation Island*, used manipulated images of Sánchez and others in suggestive scenarios. It also featured the Dominican Republic's flag and a map, prompting a…

Deepfake images and videos of Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong were used to promote fraudulent cryptocurrencies, scam tokens, money-making schemes, and even permanent residency application services.

Two AI-generated videos are described. One showed a pro-Trump vision of Gaza with bizarre imagery, and the other, displayed at HUD, depicted President Trump kissing Elon Musk's feet. The Gaza video is described as…

An AI-generated video depicting Gaza as a luxurious resort went viral after being posted by Donald Trump. The creator intended it as political satire, but Trump's posting without context made it appear as propaganda.…

Deepfake phishing scams are using AI-generated videos of known individuals, such as a boss or YouTube CEO Neal Mohan, to trick victims into revealing sensitive information or sending money. A recent scam impersonated…

An AI-generated video of Donald Trump making a statement about taking over Gaza was created by Solo Avital and his partner as satire. The video was briefly posted online, then removed, only to be later shared by…

A$100 cloning of Senator Jacqui Lambie's voice using an online platform. A deepfake video of Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk garnered 1 million views in 2020.

A deepfake pornography chatroom with 1200 participants, active since 2020, was discovered on Telegram in August 2024. The chatroom contained sexually explicit deepfake images and videos. Similar chatrooms were found…

Deepfake videos circulating on social media falsely feature SBI's top management endorsing investment schemes. SBI clarified that neither the bank nor its officials support such schemes.

Investment scams using deepfake technology are targeting investors in the Philippines. Scammers are using AI-generated deepfakes to steal money. The SEC is investigating, tracing bank accounts and digital wallets,…

Scammers used an AI-generated deepfake video of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan to promote an investment company promising a monthly income of ֏ 1.8 million ($4,500). Viewers were urged to follow a link and provide…

Deepfake videos falsely showing SBI executives endorsing fake investment schemes. The bank clarified that they are not associated with these deceptive offers.

A deepfake video of Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman promoting a fraudulent automated bank account system is circulating online. The video also features a CNN News18 anchor. The deepfake was created by…

A deepfake scam last year used celebrity videos to promote fake crypto investments, resulting in over 6,000 victims losing approximately £27 million.

Google reported 258 complaints about AI-generated deepfake terrorist or violent extremist content and 86 reports alleging AI-generated child sexual abuse material using its Gemini AI model. Google used hash-matching…

A phishing scam used an AI-generated video of YouTube CEO Neal Mohan to trick users into downloading malware or stealing credentials via a fake YouTube Creators channel and malicious links.

Reports indicate the Google Gemini AI was used to create deepfake child pornography and terrorist/violent extremist material. 86 reports of child sexual exploitation material and 258 reports of terrorist and violent…

Google's Gemini AI model was used to generate deepfake terrorism content and child abuse material between April 2023 and February 2024. 258 cases of AI deepfake content related to terrorism or violent extremism and…

A 33-second AI-generated video depicting a utopian 'Trump Gaza' was posted by Donald Trump to Truth Social. The video, created by Israeli American filmmakers using Arcana Labs software, shows a fantastical,…