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Incident 17531 Report
Scammers Reportedly Used Deepfake Videos to Blackmail a TikTok User Posting About Bhutan
2024-01-27
A TikTok user who posted about missing Bhutan while living abroad reportedly faced blackmail involving manipulated videos described as deepfakes. Scammers allegedly sent the videos to some of his contacts after he initially dismissed their threats. The episode reportedly caused distress. The AI tool and his country of residence were not identified.
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