"Multinational Firm Loses $200 Million to Deepfake Scammers in Hong Kong"
TL;DR
Scammers used deepfake technology to trick an employee at a multinational company in Hong Kong, resulting in a $25 million loss. The employee received a message from someone claiming to be the company's CFO and had a video call with deepfake versions of colleagues, leading to the transfer of $25.6 million to Hong Kong bank accounts. The scam was discovered a week later, and investigations are ongoing. This incident highlights the growing concerns around deepfake technology and the need for legislation to combat its misuse.
- Company lost $25 million after employee tricked by deepfakes on call: HK police Business Insider
- ‘Everyone looked real’: multinational firm’s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting South China Morning Post
- Scammers used deepfake CFO on video call to trick company employee into sending them $25M SiliconANGLE News
- Hong Kong firm loses over $25mn after employee’s video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’, others WION
- Deepfake CFO tricks Hong Kong biz out of $25 million The Register
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