Deepfake MrBeast iPhone giveaway scam on TikTok
Date: 2023-10
Affected: TikTok users / MrBeast brand
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

An AI-generated deepfake of MrBeast circulated on TikTok promoting a fake iPhone 15 giveaway to harvest personal data and payments; TikTok pulled the ad after the creator publicly flagged it.


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