Deepfake technology
Incidents implicated systems
インシデント 15002 Report
New Jersey Man Cornelius Shannon Allegedly Published Hundreds of AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Albums in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case
2025-05-19
In one of the first prosecutions under the TAKE IT DOWN Act, DOJ alleged that New Jersey defendant Cornelius Shannon published at least 360 albums of AI-generated deepfake pornography depicting about 90 women, including public figures, beginning during a charged period anchored to May 2025. Prosecutors said the content appeared on an adult image- and video-sharing platform and was viewed millions of times.
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Texas Man Arturo Hernandez Allegedly Published AI-Generated Deepfake Pornography Depicting Women in TAKE IT DOWN Act Case
2026-05-19
DOJ alleged that Texas defendant Arturo Hernandez published about 113 albums of AI-generated deepfake pornography depicting about 50 identifiable women, including non-public figures and recent high school graduates, during a period anchored to May 2025. Prosecutors said non-explicit source images were allegedly transformed into sexualized depictions. The case was among the first prosecutions announced under the TAKE IT DOWN Act.
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Italian Mediaset Journalist Safiria Leccese's Image Was Reportedly Used in a Purportedly AI-Generated Fake Loan Scam
2026-05-31
Italian media reported that scammers purportedly used AI to create fake social media profiles and a video impersonating Mediaset journalist Safiria Leccese, using her image and footage associated with her political-interview program Super Partes to promote a personal loan. Leccese said several people were deceived within an hour. After she contacted postal police, two additional fake profiles using her image were reportedly found and blocked.
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Self-Employed Somerset Father Wayne Luxon Reportedly Lost £140,000 After Facebook Deepfake of Martin Lewis Promoted Crypto Scam
2020-01-01
Beginning in 2020, Wayne Luxon, a 43-year-old self-employed father of four from Taunton, Somerset, reportedly lost £140,000 after responding to a Facebook advertisement using a purportedly AI-generated Martin Lewis deepfake to promote cryptocurrency investment. Luxon said he was directed to a clone platform where he made additional payments after seeing fictitious gains, and later paid purported tax fees before the account balance fell to zero.
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