Deepfake case study · Audio
Seniors, families, small business owners, government officials deepfake (Jun 2025)
Scammers are using deep fakes to impersonate victims’ family members in order to steal their money. Malicious actors have been creating texts or deepfaked audio messages that impersonate top government officials,…
- Incident date
- Jun 2025
- Target
- Seniors, families, small business owners, government officials
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
Scammers are using deep fakes to impersonate victims’ family members in order to steal their money. Malicious actors have been creating texts or deepfaked audio messages that impersonate top government officials, part of a scam to trick current or former senior federal and state government leaders.