General public of Malta
Affecté par des incidents
Incident 12893 Rapports
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
2025-07-28
A 24-year-old Ukrainian woman, Kateryna Izotkina, was reportedly arrested in Malta after allegedly using an AI-generated deepfake video of Prime Minister Robert Abela to promote a fraudulent cryptocurrency scheme. According to investigators, victims were misled into transferring tens of thousands of euros, including one who reportedly lost €53,250. Police conducted a controlled delivery and detained the suspect, who has been charged with fraud, money laundering, and related offenses.
PlusIncident 9351 Rapport
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
2025-02-17
A deepfake scam allegedly used AI-generated audio to mimic Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and journalist Mark Laurence Zammit, falsely portraying them as endorsing an investment scheme. The fraudulent video repurposed genuine interview footage from 2022 but replaced the original dialogue with AI-generated voices.
PlusIncident 9361 Rapport
Deepfake of Former Prime Minister of Malta Joseph Muscat Allegedly Promotes Nord Invest Scam
2024-04-12
A reported doctored video falsely depicts former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat promoting the crypto platform Nord Invest. The manipulated footage, originally from a 2013 Sky News interview, was overlaid with AI-generated audio to mimic Muscat’s voice endorsing a fraudulent scheme. The video was reportedly shared through Facebook.
PlusIncident 10141 Rapport
Students in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes
2024-10-01
Beginning sometime in October 2024, students ranging in age from 12 to 20 in schools in Malta were targeted in deepfake nude incidents. The attackers have been superimposing the faces of some of the students over the bodies of naked girls or using "nudify" apps to "undress" the photos, which have reportedly been sent to the victims over WhatsApp in order to humiliate them or in some cases blackmail them.
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Scammers impersonating Robert Abela and Mark Laurence Zammit
Incidents involved as Deployer
Unknown voice cloning technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Unknown deepfake technology developers
Incidents involved as Developer
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Robert Abela
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
General public
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Epistemic integrity
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Unknown voice cloning technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Unknown deepfake technology
Incidents implicated systems
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 9351 Report
Reported Deepfake of Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela and Journalist Mark Laurence Zammit Used to Promote Fraudulent Investment
Investors in Malta
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 12901 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud
Investors
Affecté par des incidents
- Incident 12893 Report
Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela Reportedly Deepfaked by a Ukrainian National in Cryptocurrency Fraud Targeting Local Residents
- Incident 12901 Report
Alleged Fabricated News Sites and Deepfakes Impersonated Maltese Ministers, Financial Experts, and Media to Promote NethertoxAGENT Fraud