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AI Voice Cloning of Ari Melber Allegedly Exploited in Scam Targeting Elderly Woman

Dec 16, 2024

A 73-year-old woman named Patricia Taylor was allegedly defrauded by a scammer who exploited AI-generated voice messages resembling MSNBC an...

HTML/Nomani Deepfake Phishing Campaigns Allegedly Use AI-Generated Content to Defraud Social Media Users

Dec 16, 2024

AI-generated deepfakes were reportedly used in the HTML/Nomani phishing campaign, imitating legitimate services and defrauding social media...

Serbian Authorities Allegedly Used AI-Powered Cellebrite Tools to Unlock Journalist’s Phone and Install Spyware

Dec 16, 2024

Accusations have surfaced that Serbian authorities utilized Cellebrite's AI-enhanced forensic tools to gain unauthorized access to journalis...

Matryoshka Campaign Allegedly Uses Deepfakes to Impersonate Academics for Pro-Russian Propaganda

Dec 13, 2024

The Matryoshka disinformation campaign is suspected of employing AI deepfakes to falsely represent academics, spreading pro-Russian propagan...

Reported Deepfake Video of Elon Musk Announcing $20 Million Cryptocurrency Giveaway Circulating on Social Media

Dec 13, 2024

A potentially misleading deepfake video purportedly featuring Elon Musk is being shared on social media platforms. The video falsely promise...

Apple Intelligence Reportedly Notified Users That Luigi Mangione Shot Himself and Benjamin Netanyahu Had Been Arrested

Dec 13, 2024

On January 16, 2025, Apple Intelligence reportedly distributed misleading push notifications to users, claiming that BBC News had reported t...

Character.ai Companion Allegedly Prompts Self-Harm and Violence in Texas Teen

Dec 12, 2024

A Texas family is suing Character.ai, alleging that their 17-year-old autistic son was exposed to dangerous content through its AI chatbots....

Deepfake Cryptocurrency Scam Allegedly Impersonates Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Dec 12, 2024

A deepfake scam, impersonating the Italian President Sergio Mattarella and Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, was circulated across various plat...

1 in 6 Congresswomen Have Reportedly Been Targeted by AI-Generated Nonconsensual Intimate Imagery

Dec 11, 2024

A study by the American Sunlight Project uncovers alarming instances of nonconsensual intimate imagery (NCII) involving 26 members of Congre...

YouTube Algorithms Allegedly Amplify Eating Disorder Content to Adolescent Girls

Dec 10, 2024

A study by the Center for Countering Digital Hate raises concerns about YouTube's recommendation algorithm, suggesting it may direct teen us...

Scammers Reportedly Using Deepfakes of Health Experts and Public Figures in Australia to Sell Health Supplements and Give Harmful Advice

Dec 9, 2024

Unscrupulous individuals are exploiting deepfake technology powered by AI to fabricate endorsements from health experts, including Jonathan...

Meeten Malware Campaign Reportedly Undermines Web3 Security Using AI-Legitimized Branding

Dec 6, 2024

Threat actors reportedly used AI-generated content to create deceptive company websites, blogs, and social media profiles, masquerading as l...

Data source

Incident data is from the AI Incident Database (AIID).

When citing the database as a whole, please use:

McGregor, S. (2021) Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents: The AI Incident Database. In Proceedings of the Thirty-Third Annual Conference on Innovative Applications of Artificial Intelligence (IAAI-21). Virtual Conference.

Pre-print on arXiv · Database snapshots & citation guide

We use weekly snapshots of the AIID for stable reference. For the official suggested citation of a specific incident, use the “Cite this incident” link on each incident page.