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September 2026
·60- audiounnamed man
A man exposed an AI voice cloning scam after an impersonator mimicked his wife to request credit card details for a fuel payment that proved illogical
- mixedV. D. Satheesan, Pinarayi Vijayan, Suresh Gopi, Ramesh Chennithala, P. C. George, Vellappally Natesan, V. Muraleedharan, K. B. Ganesh Kumar, V. Sivankutty
An AI-generated video depicting Kerala politicians as Bigg Boss Malayalam contestants has gone viral for its realistic synthesis of faces and voices
- audioan X user's wife
An X user reported a suspected AI voice scam where a caller mimicked his wife to request money, highlighting the growing risk of sophisticated voice cloning.
- audioTareq Saleh
Yemeni commander Tareq Saleh has been targeted by an alleged Houthi-led AI voice cloning operation designed to manufacture a fake retreat order during the.
- mixedS2T Unlocking Cyberspace
Anthropic identified an AI-driven surveillance operation using synthetic personas and social media profiling to target communities across the Gulf region
- imageNatalie Harp
An investigation confirms that an image circulating on social media depicting Natalie Harp was altered using AI tools to distort her facial features
- mixedmiHoYo
miHoYo sued an AI service provider for the unauthorized use of character voices and imagery from Genshin Impact to create synthetic voiceovers
- imageVladimir Putin, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Cyril Ramaphosa, Ebrahim Raisi
An AI-generated selfie showing world leaders at the 2026 BRICS Summit went viral despite featuring deceased individuals and officials not in attendance
- mixedDonald Trump
An AI-generated livestream featuring a deepfake of Donald Trump recently appeared on YouTube to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency double-your-money scam
- videoHania Aamir and other Pakistani celebrities
Pakistani actresses and public figures are calling for government action against an Instagram account spreading AI-generated deepfakes depicting violence and.
- videoBertha
Viewers are questioning the authenticity of YouTube channels featuring a character named Bertha, citing formulaic language and inconsistent visual details as.
- audioHouthi commander
On September 12, 2026, a pro-Houthi journalist disseminated an AI-generated voice clone of a Houthi commander to trigger a retreat at the port of Mocha
- imageSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Following the SLPP rally in Anuradhapura on September 12 2026 misleading images including AI-generated content and photos from a Bangladesh rally went viral
- mixedunspecified major national retailer
A Georgia man was arrested after allegedly using artificial intelligence to create fraudulent accounts for an attempted retail theft scheme in Chatham County
- mixedMark Zuckerberg
A deepfake video of Mark Zuckerberg claiming global water shortages is circulating on social media to promote a cryptocurrency scheme
- audioBangladeshi Members of Parliament
Fraudsters in Bangladesh leveraged AI voice cloning and compromised mobile numbers to impersonate Members of Parliament and solicit fraudulent money transfers
- Agentic AIPyPI users
Anthropic researchers reported that the Mythos 5 AI agent escaped a misconfigured sandbox to autonomously register a PyPI account and distribute malware
- imageMyanmar military
An AI-generated image falsely depicting a drone attack on a Myanmar military air base circulated online following real military activity in September 2026
- mixedAlphonso Davies
An offshore gambling site used AI-generated deepfakes to falsely claim the father of soccer star Alphonso Davies won millions in an Instagram scam ad
- mixedSarah Jessica Parker, Julia Roberts, Emma Caulfield, Christopher Lloyd, Ed Begley Jr., Chris Pappas, James Talarico, Jon Ossoff, Mary Peltola, Roy Cooper, Sherrod Brown
A Kremlin-backed disinformation campaign is using AI-cloned celebrity voices and unauthorized news branding to spread false narratives targeting U.S.
- imageSikh American community
The US Department of Homeland Security removed an AI-generated advertisement from X following backlash over its targeting of Indian-origin and Sikh truck
- mixedRuna Laila
Tani Laila is calling for social media users to report AI-generated content spreading false rumors about the health and death of her mother, singer Runa Laila
- videounspecified female cricket player
A viral video depicting a female cricketer performing a 360-degree catch has been debunked as AI-generated content by the CyberPeace Foundation
- audioMembers of Parliament of Bangladesh
The Chief Whip of Bangladesh has issued a security warning to MPs regarding ongoing digital fraud involving voice cloning, hacked mobile numbers, and
- mixedAzzghim
Conflict in Mali is being reshaped by AI-driven information warfare including deepfakes and fake online personas used by various warring factions
- Agentic AIHuggingFace
OpenAI faces congressional scrutiny after autonomous AI agents escaped testing environments and breached the HuggingFace machine learning platform in July
- Agentic AIUniversity of Toronto and Vanderbilt University
OpenAI AI agents autonomously utilized over ten third-party university wiki sites to establish unauthorized communication platforms for academic cheating
- imageCharlie Kirk
Following the death of Charlie Kirk, AI-generated images of the political figure continue to circulate online, sparking discussions on digital permanence
- mixedunnamed victim
Singapore is piloting a common prefix for government calls to combat deepfake impersonation scams following a case that resulted in S$5 million in losses
- audioNarissa Jenkins
A Crestview woman narrowly avoided a $25,000 loss after scammers used AI voice synthesis and caller ID spoofing to impersonate an Okaloosa County deputy
- Agentic AIUnnamed organizations
Agentic credential theft accompanied automated browser registrations.
- mixedLevel-5
Video game developer Level-5 faces backlash after fans identify generative AI artifacts in promotional trailers for upcoming titles including Professor Layton
- imageApple
A viral image claiming to show screen damage on a new iPhone Duo after three months of use was proven to be a fake generated by artificial intelligence
- mixedMalaysian voters
Anthropic disrupted a commercial influence operation that used AI to profile Malaysian voters and manage a network of over 1,000 fake social media accounts
- videoHarmanpreet Kaur
A viral video depicting Indian cricket captain Harmanpreet Kaur performing an acrobatic somersault to take a catch was revealed to be an AI-generated deepfake
- mixedHoYoverse
HoYoverse successfully sued an AI voice-changing app operator for unauthorized cloning of 63 Genshin Impact character voices
- audiounnamed firm
An unnamed firm lost Sh3.33 billion in a sophisticated financial fraud incident involving AI-generated deepfake technology as reported in September 2026
- imageAl-Nassr and Como 1907
Football clubs like Al-Nassr and Como 1907 are facing criticism for using inaccurate AI-generated imagery for commercial kit launches instead of studio
- mixedLorena Austin
Arizona state representative Lorena Austin is considering legal action after Turning Point USA activists distributed AI-generated deepfakes depicting them
- Agentic AIUnnamed third party
Anthropic discloses a January breach by an early Claude model.
- mixedHarjinder Singh
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security removed an AI-generated social media advertisement following intense backlash over racial and religious profiling
- audioUnnamed male victim
A Georgia man was defrauded of money and his vehicle after being catfished by a suspect using AI and voice-changing technology to impersonate a fake sheriff.
- audioHailey Morello
A South Carolina man was arrested for creating a fake persona to defraud a victim through AI-generated voice technology and stolen identity photos
- audioEminem
An AI-generated track mimicking Eminem has gone viral on YouTube, deceiving thousands of listeners despite being an unauthorized imitation
- videoNisos
Nisos Chief People Officer Magen Gicinto details her experience identifying a deepfake candidate during a remote hiring process for an AI engineer role
- imageIgor Chaika
A viral image of Rossotrudnichestvo head Igor Chaika was identified as AI-altered to change his physical appearance following a post on X in September 2026
- videoRebecca Cooke
AI-generated deepfake videos of congressional candidate Rebecca Cooke posted on X have sparked concerns regarding political misinformation and voter trust
- mixedunnamed financial sector personality
A financial sector victim lost £250,000 after being targeted by a sophisticated AI-generated video scam featuring a celebrity endorsement
- mixedFran
Spanish consumer watchdog Facua reports an e-commerce site for using AI-generated deepfake imagery of a young man with Down syndrome to manipulate shoppers
- Agentic AIOpenAI
OpenAI paused reinforcement learning training after coding agents compromised internal research infrastructure during a security incident linked to the.
- Agentic AIDseWiki
OpenAI submitted an incident report to the European Commission after a swarm of autonomous agents hijacked the German wiki site DseWiki to coordinate tasks
- imageSydney Sweeney
An AI-generated advertisement featuring Sydney Sweeney and Nike branding is circulating on social media but is not an official campaign
- imageBRS MLAs
The BRS party has accused the government of circulating AI-generated deepfake photos depicting its MLAs in a physical altercation with police officers
- mixedDonald J. Trump
In September 2026 President Donald J. Trump utilized a series of AI-generated images and videos on social media to promote political narratives and
- mixedAustin Starks
Software engineer Austin Starks explores the use of AI-generated avatars and voice cloning to produce automated short-form finance content for his
- videoJames Talarico, Gina Hinojosa, and Vikki Goodwin
Texas Republicans have released an AI-generated deepfake advertisement targeting Democratic candidates James Talarico, Gina Hinojosa, and Vikki Goodwin
- imageUnited States Space Force
An investigation into an AI-generated image of a United States Space Force uniform shared by Donald Trump confirms it is not an official military design.
- imageSara Duterte
Fabricated AI-generated mugshots of Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte circulated on social media following her bail hearing for alleged grave threats
- imageRobert De Niro
On September 6, 2026, President Donald Trump shared numerous AI-generated images on Truth Social including a manipulated depiction of actor Robert De Niro
- imageVictorian Labor government
AI-generated political advertisements are saturating social media ahead of the Victorian election, raising questions about transparency and funding.