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Purported Russian-Linked Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Maria Ressa on Facebook and Bing to Promote Cryptocurrency Scam Targeting Filipinos

February 6, 2024

A purportedly Russian-linked network allegedly utilized an AI-generated deepfake of journalist Maria Ressa on Facebook and Microsoft Bing. The manipulated video, reportedly from a 2022 interview, falsely depicted Ressa endorsing cryptocurrency. Fraudulent websites impersonating Rappler and CNN Philippines amplified the scam, prompting investigations linking the operation to a fraudulent network targeting Filipino audiences.

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Alleged deployer
td-globus-contract, russian-linked-scam-network, m1-shop
Alleged developer
unknown-deepfake-technology-developers, unknown-ai-voice-cloning-developers
Alleged harmed parties
rappler, public-trust-in-media-institutions, potential-cryptocurrency-scam-victims, maria-ressa, filipino-social-media-users, cnn-philippines

Source

Data from the AI Incident Database (AIID). Cite this incident: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/919

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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.

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