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Hong Kong Company Loses $25 Million After Employee Falls for Deepfake Scam

Anuj Kumar Verma
Last updated: February 12, 2024 1:28 pm
Anuj Kumar Verma
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  • A Hong Kong company lost $25 million after scammers used deepfakes.
  • Police say publicly available footage was used to create realistic impersonations.
  • The case has amplified concerns around the threat of deepfakes to both individual and enterprise security.

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The lost $25m!How was it done?

The lost $25m!

A Hong Kong branch of a multinational company was defrauded out of $25 million after scammers used advanced deepfake technology to impersonate senior executives and trick an employee.

According to local police reports, in January an unknown party contacted a worker in the company’s finance department posing as the firm’s UK-based Chief Financial Officer.

The scammers then staged an elaborate video call featuring deepfakes of various leaders to convince the employee to authorize a series of fraudulent bank transfers.

How was it done?

By the time headquarters was alerted a week later, $25.6 million had been drained across 15 separate payments to Hong Kong accounts.

Police say the deepfakes were created using publicly available footage and that the targeted employee did not directly interact with them.

The case has amplified global concerns around the threat posed by realistic deepfake content to both individuals and enterprise security. Politicians are pushing for federal laws specifically prohibiting malicious usages like fake intimate imagery or financial fraud.

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