Chinese-Backed Operation Reportedly Used AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Indian Stock Experts in Investment Fraud Campaign
Date: 2025-07-01
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, First Bridge, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Valueleaf
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #1235: Chinese-Backed Operation Reportedly Used AI-Generated Deepfake Videos of Indian Stock Experts in Investment Fraud Campaign. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, First Bridge, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Valueleaf. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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