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Incident 79926 Report
Aledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates

2023-10-15

In October 2023, an unnamed male student at Aledo High School outside of Fort Worth, Texas allegedly generated and distributed deepfake nude pictures of classmate Elliston Berry and six other female students in her friend group via social media. Berry's mother, Anna McAdams, spoke with Senators Ted Cruz and Amy Klobuchar, who consequently drafted the Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks (or TAKE IT DOWN) Act.

Incident 63425 Report
Alleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million

2024-02-02

A finance employee at the multinational engineering firm Arup was reportedly deceived into transferring $25 million by fraudsters using deepfake technology to impersonate the firm's CFO in a video call, according to the Hong Kong police.

Incident 92725 Report
Fraudsters Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to Scam Business Leaders

2025-02-04

In February 2025, scammers allegedly used AI voice cloning to impersonate Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, calling top business leaders and reportedly claiming to need funds to free kidnapped journalists. Massimo Moratti was allegedly the only confirmed victim to send nearly €1M, wiring it to accounts in the Netherlands and Hong Kong before realizing the fraud. The scam involved spoofed government numbers, deepfake audio, and international money laundering networks. Police reportedly froze the funds.

Incident 92622 Report
Giorgia Meloni Targeted by Deepfake Pornography

2020-01-01

In 2020, deepfake pornographic videos falsely depicting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni were uploaded to a U.S. website and viewed millions of times. At the time, she was leader of the Brothers of Italy but not yet PM. In 2024, now serving as PM, Meloni sued Alessio Scurosu, 40, and his father, Roberto Scurosu, 73, seeking €100,000 in damages. She testified in court, calling the act “a form of violence.”

Unknown deepfake app

Incidents implicated systems

Incident 79926 ReportAledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates

Incident 63425 ReportAlleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million

Incident 92725 ReportFraudsters Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to Scam Business Leaders

Incident 92622 ReportGiorgia Meloni Targeted by Deepfake Pornography

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Russian-linked disinformation network

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Olena Zelenska

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Government of Ukraine

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General public of Ukraine

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General public of the European Union

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General public of the United States

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Bugatti

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Unnamed male student

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

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Elliston Berry

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Aledo High School students

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Unknown actors in China

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Taiwanese voters

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Rob Wittman

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Democratic Progressive Party

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scammers

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Jonathan Shaw

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Karl Stefanovic

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Karl Kruszelnicki

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Diabetes patients

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General public

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Scammers posing as Christopher Luxon

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Superannuitants

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Pensioners

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New Zealanders

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Jill Creasy

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Elderly investors

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Facebook

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Incident 79926 Report
Aledo High School Student Allegedly Generates and Distributes Deepfake Nudes of Seven Female Classmates

Incident 63425 Report
Alleged Deepfake CFO Scam Reportedly Costs Multinational Engineering Firm Arup $25 Million

Incident 92725 Report
Fraudsters Allegedly Use AI-Generated Voice of Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto to Scam Business Leaders

Incident 92622 Report
Giorgia Meloni Targeted by Deepfake Pornography

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