Deepfake Pierce Brosnan scam cripples Nottingham art gallery
Date: 2024
Affected: SMS Art Gallery, UK
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Nottingham gallery owner Simone Simms spent months negotiating what she believed was an exclusive art exhibition with actor Pierce Brosnan; in fact the entire correspondence was an AI-driven impersonation. She advertised meet-and-greet tickets at up to GBP 500 each; the fraud caused severe financial losses, the closure of her gallery and reputational damage.


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