Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
US Government Officials, Ferrari executive, British engineering company Arup, British energy…
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…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- US Government Officials, Ferrari executive, British engineering company Arup, British energy firm
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
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 the person being impersonated. British engineering company Arup paid out $25 million to scammers who set up a false video call meeting to trick an employee. A British energy firm was targeted using AI-generated calls to a cost of more than £200,000.