Two Members of Highline Public Schools Community in King County, Washington Reportedly Targeted in Deepfake Kidnapping Scam
September 25, 2024
Two members of the Highline Public Schools community in Burien, a town in King County, Washington, were reportedly targeted in a deepfake kidnapping scam. Scammers used AI-generated voice cloning technology to convincingly mimic the voices of their family members. The scammers used the altered voices to falsely claim they had been kidnapped and demanding a ransom be paid.
- Alleged deployer
- unknown-scammers
- Alleged developer
- unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-voice-cloning-technology-developers
- Alleged harmed parties
- highline-public-schools, families-of-highline-public-schools
Source
Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/947
Data source
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