Three People Arrested for AI-Enhanced Impersonation Fraud

Summary

Three men, Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit, were arrested for using AI to alter and impersonate the voices and images of executives and attorneys. Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain, and Sheetrit in the United Kingdom, according to a press release from the United States attorney's office for the southern district of New York. The alleged fraud, which took place between 2024 and 2026, stole more than $129m from companies worldwide, including in the US.

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