Hong Kong Authorities Seize HK$34M in Alleged Deepfake Scam Targeting Victims in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia
Date: 2025-01-05
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, Hong Kong Based Deepfake Scam Syndicate, Image Generation Technology
Attack vector: rce
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #921: Hong Kong Authorities Seize HK$34M in Alleged Deepfake Scam Targeting Victims in Taiwan, Singapore, and Malaysia. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, Hong Kong Based Deepfake Scam Syndicate, Image Generation Technology. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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