In a shocking incident, a finance worker at a multinational firm in Hong Kong was conned into paying $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology. The scam involved a video conference call where the worker believed he was interacting with colleagues, only to later find out that everyone he saw was a deepfake recreation. The worker grew suspicious after receiving a message from the company’s CFO, but disregarded it when everyone on the call seemed familiar. This case is just one of many instances where deepfakes are being used to deceive and defraud people. The incident highlights the growing concern over the misuse of deepfake technology.
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/02/04/asia/deepfake-cfo-scam-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html