Deepfakes & synthetic media: the fraud and influence machine and how we fight back
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Summary
Deepfakes are increasingly used in financial fraud, with a notable case where fraudsters used AI-generated faces and voices in a video call to steal $25 million from a Hong Kong finance employee. Beyo...
Key Details
Published
20 August 2025 at 05:00 pm
Source
The 420
Channel
video call
Victim Profile
working professional
State
NA
City
NA
Amount Loss Range
> ₹10000000
Fraud Keywords
deepfake video callai voice cloningsynthetic media fraudfake video conferencecfo impersonationwire transfer fraudkyc fraudvideo verification bypassliveness check evasionmulti-million dollar heist