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Incident 1014: Students in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes

Description: Beginning sometime in October 2024, students ranging in age from 12 to 20 in schools in Malta were targeted in deepfake nude incidents. The attackers have been superimposing the faces of some of the students over the bodies of naked girls or using "nudify" apps to "undress" the photos, which have reportedly been sent to the victims over WhatsApp in order to humiliate them or in some cases blackmail them.

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Alleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown deepfake creators and Unknown deepfake creators in Malta, which harmed Students in Malta , Minors in Malta and General public of Malta.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Unknown deepfake app and Unknown nudify app

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Incident ID
1014
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-10-01
Editors
Daniel Atherton

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Incident OccurrenceChildren as young as 12 targeted by deepfake nudes
Children as young as 12 targeted by deepfake nudes

Children as young as 12 targeted by deepfake nudes

timesofmalta.com

Children as young as 12 targeted by deepfake nudes
timesofmalta.com · 2025

Children as young as 12 have had their faces superimposed onto the bodies of naked girls or were 'undressed' by people using deepfake-generating apps.

The apps use AI-powered image generation to analyse a person's photo and then create a re…

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