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

December 16, 2024

AI-generated deepfakes were reportedly used in the HTML/Nomani phishing campaign, imitating legitimate services and defrauding social media users. These scams exploited realistic fake content to deceive victims for financial fraud purposes.

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Alleged deployer: htmlnomani, unknown-scammers
Alleged developer: unknown-deepfake-technology-developers
Alleged harmed parties: phishing-victims, booking.com-customers, booking.com, airbnb-users, airbnb

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Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/877

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