Purported Deepfake of Brian May Allegedly Exploited in Scam Offering Fake Queen Backstage Tickets
Date: 2024-09-13
Affected: Deepfake Creators, Deepfake Technology Developers, Scammers, Scammers Impersonating Brian May, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #802: Purported Deepfake of Brian May Allegedly Exploited in Scam Offering Fake Queen Backstage Tickets. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Creators, Deepfake Technology Developers, Scammers, Scammers Impersonating Brian May, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Media Generation Technology Developers, Synthetic Video Generation Technology Developers. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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