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Microsoft Teams

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 98315 Report
Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

2024-05-10

Scammers reportedly attempted to impersonate WPP CEO Mark Read using AI-generated voice cloning and YouTube footage in a Microsoft Teams scam. They allegedly created a fake WhatsApp account with Read’s image and used deepfake audio to deceive an agency leader into setting up a new business. The scheme, which was unsuccessful, aimed to solicit money and personal data.

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Incident 12461 Report
Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

2025-01-21

Unknown cybercriminals reportedly used purported deepfakes to impersonate DNB Bank's CFO and CEO during a live Microsoft Teams meeting, instructing employees at the bank's Singapore office to transfer millions of Singapore dollars. The video and voice were allegedly cloned from public footage and appeared convincing. DNB identified the attempt as a "CEO fraud" and avoided losses, calling it their first encounter with a live deepfake meeting.

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Other entities that are related to the same incident. For example, if the developer of an incident is this entity but the deployer is another entity, they are marked as related entities.
 

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scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Scammers impersonating Mark Read

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Entity

Mark Read

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Entity

WPP

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Entity

WPP employees

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Entity

General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Unknown deepfake app

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Entity

YouTube

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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WhatsApp

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 983
    15 Reports

    Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt

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Unknown scammers impersonating DNB Bank officials

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Kjerstin Braathen

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Ida Lerner

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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DNB Bank employees

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Entity

DNB Bank

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1246
    1 Report

    Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfake Reportedly Used to Impersonate DNB Bank CFO and CEO in Live Teams Meeting

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