Description: Two members of the Highline Public Schools community in Burien, a town in King County, Washington, were reportedly targeted in a deepfake kidnapping scam. Scammers used AI-generated voice cloning technology to convincingly mimic the voices of their family members. The scammers used the altered voices to falsely claim they had been kidnapped and demanding a ransom be paid.
Entities
View all entitiesAlleged: Unknown voice cloning technology developer and Unknown deepfake technology developer developed an AI system deployed by scammers and Fraudsters, which harmed Highline Public Schools and Families of Highline Public Schools.
Alleged implicated AI system: Unknown voice cloning technology
Incident Stats
Incident ID
947
Report Count
1
Incident Date
2024-09-25
Editors
Daniel Atherton
Incident Reports
Reports Timeline
Two individuals in our Highline community have reported that they were targeted by kidnapping scams. We are sharing information to help our families and staff stay vigilant and safe.
Both incidents involved scammers falsely claiming they k…
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