General public of the Netherlands
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Incident 17883 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Calls Impersonating Banks Reportedly Helped Steal €380,000 from Customers in the Netherlands
2026-10-21
Scammers allegedly used AI-generated bank-warning recordings to draw people in the Netherlands into calls with impersonators posing as bank staff. Victims were reportedly persuaded to install an app that relayed their bank cards' contactless data to accomplices at cash machines or payment terminals. Police reportedly documented about 170 victims and €380,000 in losses during three weeks of server monitoring.
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Clearview AI Reportedly Faces $33.7 Million Fine for Violating GDPR with Biometric Data Harvesting
2024-09-03
Clearview AI was reportedly fined $33.7 million by the Dutch data protection authority for allegedly creating an illegal facial recognition database by scraping billions of images from the Internet without consent. The company allegedly used AI to convert these images into biometric data and sold the service to law enforcement. This act was reportedly in violation of privacy laws and the GDPR.
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Purportedly AI-Generated Home Intruder Videos Allegedly Prompt Dozens of Dutch Police Call-Outs
2025-10-05
Dutch police reported that children used purported AI tools to generate fake videos showing a homeless intruder inside their homes, which parents believed were real. The clips allegedly triggered dozens of emergency call-outs and at least two helicopter searches for nonexistent burglars. Police posted a TikTok warning after repeated false alarms, noting the strain on resources and urging families to stop the prank.
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