Sony Removes 135,000 AI-Generated Deepfake Songs Impersonating Artists
Date: 2026-03-18
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Medium

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-03-18-7b65, dated 2026-03-18. Classified attack vector: deepfake. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-03-18-7b65) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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