Description: The Office of the President of Malta issued a public warning about purported deepfake videos and fabricated images impersonating President Myriam Spiteri Debono. The alleged AI-generated content was reportedly used to promote fraudulent financial schemes, primarily involving cryptocurrency, across social media platforms.
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View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers , Unknown fraudsters and Unknown scammers impersonating Myriam Spiteri Debono, which harmed Myriam Spiteri Debono , Office of the President of Malta and General public of Malta.
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1056
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-02-12
Editors
Daniel Atherton
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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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