Purported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos
Date: 2024-02-06
Affected: Deepfake Technology Developers, M1 Shop, Russian Linked Scam Network, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Td Globus Contract
Attack vector: deepfake
Category: real-world
Severity: High

AI Incident Database (AIID) entry #919: Purported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos. Alleged deployer/developer: Deepfake Technology Developers, M1 Shop, Russian Linked Scam Network, Synthetic Audio Generation Technology Developers, Td Globus Contract. See the linked AIID entry for full narrative, sourcing, and classification.


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