Incident 147: Hong Kong Bank Manager Swindled by Fraudsters Using Deepfaked Voice of Company Director
Description: In early 2020, fraudsters reportedly allegedly deepfaked the voice of a company's director, demanding a bank manager in Hong Kong to authorize a $35M transfer.
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Incident ID
147
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2020-01-01
Editors
Sean McGregor, Khoa Lam
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forbes.com · 2021
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AI voice cloning is used in a huge heist being investigated by Dubai investigators, amidst warnings about cybercriminal use of the new technology.
In early 2020, a bank manager in the Hong Kong received a call from a man whose voice he reco…
futurism.com · 2021
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