AI-Enabled Social Engineering Scams Cause Nearly $1 Billion in Consumer Losses, Visa Reports
Date: 2026-05-20
Attack vector: other
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Tracked by the OECD AI Incidents and Hazards Monitor (AIM) as OECD-AIM-2026-05-20-8c6e, dated 2026-05-20. See the AIM incident page (https://oecd.ai/en/incidents/2026-05-20-8c6e) and its cited news sources for full narrative detail.


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