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Technology@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’

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Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’

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Technology@lemmy.ml · 9 months ago

Finance worker pays out $25 million after video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’ | CNN

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A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police.

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Can’t wait for self-replicating scam bots
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  Maybe they’ll finally try to sell me an extended warranty on a car I actually own.

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