Incidente 1338: Se informa que se utilizan supuestas recomendaciones deepfake para promocionar productos de salud e inversión fraudulentos en Montenegro y Bosnia y Herzegovina.
Descripción: Se informó que se utilizaron videos e imágenes falsos que suplantaban la identidad del diputado y cirujano montenegrino Vladimir Dobričanin y otras figuras públicas en anuncios de Facebook e Instagram para promocionar productos sanitarios fraudulentos y planes de inversión en Montenegro y Bosnia y Herzegovina. Las suplantaciones de identidad dirigían a los usuarios a sitios web fraudulentos vinculados a empresas como Digital Edge y Nearest Edge, causando daños y evadiendo las oportunas medidas de control de la plataforma.
Editor Notes: Timeline note: Between 2021 and 2025, firms reportedly linked to Digital Edge and Nearest Edge were allegedly associated with the purported use of fake and later AI-generated endorsements of public figures in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina to promote fraudulent health and investment products, with deepfake impersonations purportedly depicting MP Vladimir Dobričanin reportedly circulating on Facebook and Instagram in 2025 before BIRN documented the activity on 12/24/2025 (the date chosen for this incident ID). The incident ID was created 01/10/2026.
Entidades
Ver todas las entidadesAlleged: Image generator developers , Deepfake technology developers y Synthetic audio generation technology developers developed an AI system deployed by Scammers impersonating Montenegrin public figures , Scammers impersonating Bosnian public figures , Scammers , Nearest Edge , Limited Charm y Digital Edge, which harmed Vladimir Dobričanin , Petar Ivanović , People seeking medical advice , General public of Montenegro , General public of Bosnia and Herzegovina , General public , Epistemic integrity , Elderly individuals y Dražen Živković.
Sistemas de IA presuntamente implicados: Social media platforms , Instagram , Facebook , Image generation technology , Deepfake technology y Synthetic audio generation technology
Estadísticas de incidentes
ID
1338
Cantidad de informes
1
Fecha del Incidente
2025-12-24
Editores
Daniel Atherton
Applied Taxonomies
Risk Subdomain
A further 23 subdomains create an accessible and understandable classification of hazards and harms associated with AI
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
Risk Domain
The Domain Taxonomy of AI Risks classifies risks into seven AI risk domains: (1) Discrimination & toxicity, (2) Privacy & security, (3) Misinformation, (4) Malicious actors & misuse, (5) Human-computer interaction, (6) Socioeconomic & environmental harms, and (7) AI system safety, failures & limitations.
- Malicious Actors & Misuse
Entity
Which, if any, entity is presented as the main cause of the risk
AI
Timing
The stage in the AI lifecycle at which the risk is presented as occurring
Post-deployment
Intent
Whether the risk is presented as occurring as an expected or unexpected outcome from pursuing a goal
Intentional