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Quantum AI

Incidents involved as Deployer

Incident 12362 Report
Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

2024-11-25

A global investment fraud network known as Quantum AI has reportedly used AI-generated deepfake videos, fake news sites, phishing pages, and spoofed calls to deceive victims. The scheme allegedly impersonates celebrities, news outlets, and political leaders to promote fraudulent trading platforms, leading targets to transfer money they cannot recover. Investigations suggest coordinated operations across multiple countries and platforms.

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Incident 12071 Report
Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

2025-09-11

Purported deepfake videos reportedly circulated on Meta platforms cloning Irish Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys to allegedly portray her endorsing high-return investment schemes. The purportedly AI-generated image and voice cloning aimed to exploit public trust and lure consumers into fraud. The Bank of Ireland warned of further scams and risks.

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Incidents implicated systems

Incident 12362 Report
Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

2024-11-25

A global investment fraud network known as Quantum AI has reportedly used AI-generated deepfake videos, fake news sites, phishing pages, and spoofed calls to deceive victims. The scheme allegedly impersonates celebrities, news outlets, and political leaders to promote fraudulent trading platforms, leading targets to transfer money they cannot recover. Investigations suggest coordinated operations across multiple countries and platforms.

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Incident 12071 Report
Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

2025-09-11

Purported deepfake videos reportedly circulated on Meta platforms cloning Irish Fine Gael presidential candidate Heather Humphreys to allegedly portray her endorsing high-return investment schemes. The purportedly AI-generated image and voice cloning aimed to exploit public trust and lure consumers into fraud. The Bank of Ireland warned of further scams and risks.

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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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Unknown scammers impersonating Heather Humphreys

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Quantum AI scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Heather Humphreys

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

General public of Ireland

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Fine Gael

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Epistemic integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Electoral integrity

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Meta Platforms

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Instagram

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Facebook

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

  • Incident 1207
    1 Report

    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Irish Fine Gael Presidential Candidate Heather Humphreys Used in Fake Investment Videos on Meta Platforms

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Entity

Unknown deepfake technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Unknown voice cloning technology developers

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Generative AI companies

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

David Beckham

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Elon Musk

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Keir Starmer

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Rishi Sunak

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Mark Carney

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Richard Branson

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Martin Lewis

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Steph McGovern

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

BBC

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

CNN

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Daily Mirror

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

DW News

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

El Universo

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Domenica In

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Forbes

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Spencer & Stanley

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Smithville International

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Retail investors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Investors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

social media users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Meta users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

YouTube users

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Elderly investors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

General public

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Consumers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Financial services customers

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Cryptocurrency investors

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Victims of impersonation scams

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Victims of deepfake-enabled fraud

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Phishing websites

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Spoofed phone number systems

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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Entity

Automated trading bots

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

  • Incident 1236
    2 Reports

    Quantum AI Scam Reportedly Used AI-Generated Celebrity Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

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