Descripción: Purported deepfake images of exiled Hong Kong pro-democracy activists were reportedly mailed to neighbors and others in the UK and Australia in late 2025. The letters allegedly depicted altered sexual images and false advertisements portraying activists, including Carmen Lau, as sex workers. Police described the materials as malicious communications. The incidents were described by victims and officials as an escalation of transnational harassment and intimidation.
Editor Notes: Timeline of reported events: (1) On 11/11/2025, Carmen Lau was reportedly informed that sexually explicit letters containing purportedly AI-generated deepfake images had been delivered to her former neighbors in Maidenhead, UK. The letters were reported to police and investigated as malicious communications. (2) The incident became publicly reported by international media on 12/11/2025, amid broader concerns about transnational harassment of exiled Hong Kong activists. (3) The incident ID was created 12/12/2025.
Entidades
Ver todas las entidadesAlleged: Unknown AI image generator technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Unknown actors , Unknown malicious actors , Unidentified harassment campaign y Suspected transnational repression actors, which harmed Carmen Lau , Ted Hui , Ted Hui's wife , Hong Kong pro-democracy activists , Family members of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists , Associates of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists , Neighbors of Hong Kong pro-democracy activists , Democracy , Epistemic integrity y National security and intelligence stakeholders.
Sistemas de IA presuntamente implicados: Unknown AI image generator y Unknown deepfake technology
Estadísticas de incidentes
ID
1301
Cantidad de informes
2
Fecha del Incidente
2025-11-11
Editores
Daniel Atherton
Informes del Incidente
Cronología de Informes
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Se han enviado cartas sexualmente explícitas y carteles de "amas de casa solitarias" sobre exiliados prodemocracia de alto perfil Hong Kong a personas en el Reino Unido y Australia, lo que marca un recrudecimiento del acoso transnacional qu…
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Una activista de Hong Kong, exiliada en el Reino Unido, declaró el jueves que estaba "conmocionada y aterrorizada" tras descubrir que sus vecinos habían recibido cartas con imágenes sexualmente explícitas de ella generadas por inteligencia …
Variantes
Una "Variante" es un incidente de IA similar a un caso conocido—tiene los mismos causantes, daños y sistema de IA. En lugar de enumerarlo por separado, lo agrupamos bajo el primer incidente informado. A diferencia de otros incidentes, las variantes no necesitan haber sido informadas fuera de la AIID. Obtenga más información del trabajo de investigación.
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