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Incident 1060: Institute for Strategic Dialogue Reports Russian-Aligned Operation Overload Using Purported AI-Generated Impersonations Across January to March 2025

“Stolen voices: Russia-aligned operation manipulates audio and images to impersonate experts ”Latest Incident Report

isdglobal.org2025-05-08

*he Russia-aligned influence campaign Operation Overload, also referred to as Matryoshka and Storm-1679, is known for impersonating media outlets, academics and law enforcement. It aims to shift public opinion on the war in Ukraine and sow …

Incident 1061: Reportedly Viral USAID Disinformation Video Linked to Russian-Aligned Campaign Known as Matryoshka

“Falsehoods Fuel the Right-Wing Crusade Against U.S.A.I.D.”

nytimes.com2025-05-08

The video falsely claiming that the United States Agency for International Development paid Ben Stiller, Angelina Jolie and other actors millions of dollars to travel to Ukraine appeared to be a clip from E!News, though it never appeared on…

Incident 1059: Second Consecutive Year of Alleged AI-Generated Images Depicting Katy Perry at Met Gala Circulating Online

“Katy Perry's Met Gala AI-Generated Deep Fake Stumps Fans Again (but Not Her Mom This Time)”

people.com2025-05-07

Katy Perry fans have been left stumped once again by viral AI-generated images of her at the 2025 Met Gala.

AI images of the "Woman's World" singer, 40, on the red carpet for fashion's biggest night have circulated online for the second yea…

Incident 1055: FBI Reports AI Use by Threat Actors in Broader Cyber Context Including Infrastructure Intrusions

“China is using AI to sharpen every link in its attack chain, FBI warns”

theregister.com2025-05-04

The biggest threat to US critical infrastructure, according to FBI Deputy Assistant Director Cynthia Kaiser, can be summed up in one word: "China."

In an interview with The Register during RSA Conference, she said Chinese government-backed …

Incident 1056: Purported AI-Generated Videos Impersonating President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono Circulate on Social Media in Alleged Crypto Scam Campaigns

“Public warned of deepfake videos impersonating President Myriam Spiteri Debono”

maltatoday.com.mt2025-05-04

The Office of the President (OPR) has urged the public to be vigilant of scams which are using deepfake videos and fake photos of the President.

In a statement on Wednesday, the OPR said it is aware of several pages and profiles impersonati…

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By Simon Mylius

2025-04-14

Scalable AI Incident Classification This work is a collaboration with Simon Mylius, currently a Winter Fellow at the Centre for the Governan...

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