Deepfake attack: 'Many people could have been cheated'
Summary
Deepfakes (AI-generated fake videos that look real) are being used to trick people into financial fraud, with incidents ranging from fake stock advice videos in India to a $25 million theft at an engineering firm where employees were deceived by deepfake video calls. The technology is becoming easier and cheaper to create, making these attacks a growing threat to both individuals and companies.
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Original source: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0j59vydxj9o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
First tracked: March 3, 2026 at 07:00 AM
Classified by LLM (prompt v3) · confidence: 75%