CEO of World's Biggest Ad Firm Targeted By Deepfake Scam 11
The head of the world's biggest advertising group was the target of an elaborate deepfake scam that involved an AI voice clone. From a report: The CEO of WPP, Mark Read, detailed the attempted fraud in a recent email to leadership, warning others at the company to look out for calls claiming to be from top executives. Fraudsters created a WhatsApp account with a publicly available image of Read and used it to set up a Microsoft Teams meeting that appeared to be with him and another senior WPP executive, according to the email obtained by the Guardian.
During the meeting, the impostors deployed a voice clone of the executive as well as YouTube footage of them. The scammers impersonated Read off-camera using the meeting's chat window. The scam, which was unsuccessful, targeted an "agency leader," asking them to set up a new business in an attempt to solicit money and personal details. "Fortunately the attackers were not successful," Read wrote in the email. "We all need to be vigilant to the techniques that go beyond emails to take advantage of virtual meetings, AI and deepfakes."
During the meeting, the impostors deployed a voice clone of the executive as well as YouTube footage of them. The scammers impersonated Read off-camera using the meeting's chat window. The scam, which was unsuccessful, targeted an "agency leader," asking them to set up a new business in an attempt to solicit money and personal details. "Fortunately the attackers were not successful," Read wrote in the email. "We all need to be vigilant to the techniques that go beyond emails to take advantage of virtual meetings, AI and deepfakes."
It's like a Mission Impossible script (Score:3)
Except now it's happening in real life.
...and most of the people involved aren't as good looking.
Re: (Score:2)
Of course doing it in person (like the movie) would be a totally different thing, but then, having to do things in person is becoming more and more impractical. A lot of people use online banking and there's no branch within 1000 miles.
sorry but not sorry (Score:1)
Re: (Score:2)
it is probably an advertising campaign for or against Al.
Al was a good egg that bad people could be abusing, but you could make a purchase on this new nifty new tech to protect you from the spoiled Al quiche.
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I'm sure there are more appropriate scum to target.
Prevention (Score:1)
Realtime voice replacement (Score:2)
Quite impressive, this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?... [youtube.com]
Great way to slack off (Score:4, Funny)
You asked me to what?
I thought that was a deep fake...
It couldn't have happened to (Score:2)
Well done! (Score:1)