Putin 'declares martial law' deepfake broadcast hijack
Date: 2023-06
Affected: Russian broadcast audiences
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

Russian radio stations and TV networks were hijacked to broadcast a deepfake of President Vladimir Putin declaring martial law and general mobilization due to a Ukrainian incursion, briefly destabilizing public information channels.


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