Global Surge in AI-Driven Fraud and Deepfake Scams
Date: 2026-04-20
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: Critical

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-04-20-3b61, dated 2026-04-20. Classified attack vector: deepfake. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-04-20-3b61) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


Mitigations:

Architectural layers (MAESTRO):