Description: Cryptocurrency analyst Mai Fujimoto reported losing access to her X, Telegram, and MetaMask accounts through a video call with a purported deepfake impersonating a trusted contact. According to Fujimoto, the attacker, who appeared on Zoom as her acquaintance, instructed her to install software under the guise of resolving an audio issue. Fujimoto believes this enabled malware installation. In response, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao warned such attacks render video call verification unreliable.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by Unknown scammers , Unknown scammer impersonating acquaintance of Mai Fujimoto and Unknown fraudsters, which harmed Unnamed acquaintance of Mai Fujimoto , Mai Fujimoto and General public.
Alleged implicated AI systems: Zoom , X (Twitter) , Unknown voice cloning technology , Unknown deepfake technology , Telegram and MetaMask
Incident Stats
Incident ID
1111
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2025-06-19
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has cautioned that AI-powered deepfake technology has made video call verification unreliable for security purposes. He also warned users to avoid installing software from unofficial sources, even if the reque…
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