In October 2024, U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a seasoned Maryland Democrat and then-chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, found himself ensnared in a sophisticated deepfake scam that could have shifted diplomatic tides. Criminals used AI to impersonate Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, in a Zoom call, crafting a near-perfect digital doppelgänger so convincing that…
In March 2022, as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalated into a brutal conflict, a chilling piece of digital deception emerged: a deepfake video of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, appearing to call for his nation’s surrender. Broadcast amid the chaos of war, this fabricated footage aimed to sow confusion, undermine morale, and destabilize Ukraine’s resistance at…
In early 2024, a multinational company based in Hong Kong became the victim of one of the most audacious and financially devastating deepfake scams ever recorded. Criminals leveraged cutting-edge artificial intelligence to orchestrate a heist that netted them $25.6 million—a sum so staggering it sent shockwaves through the corporate and cybersecurity worlds. This incident, uncovered…