AI Voice Clone of ASEAN Leader Targets Thai Prime Minister in Fraud Attempt

# AI Voice Clone of ASEAN Leader Targets Thai Prime Minister in Fraud Attempt

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/ai-voice-clone-of-asean-leader-targets-thai-prime-minister-i · AIR-2025-0176 · closed 2025-01-29

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-01-15
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers used synthetic voice generation to impersonate an unnamed ASEAN leader in a voice message sent to Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra. The fraudulent message solicited a donation under false pretenses, but the attempt was recognized and publicized.

## What to do

No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory.

## Latest updates

- 2025-01-15: Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra Claims AI Voice Scam Impersonated ASEAN Leader Requesting Money (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/902)

## Sources

- 2025-01-15 AI Incident Database: Prime Minister of Thailand Paetongtarn Shinawatra Claims AI Voice Scam Impersonated ASEAN Leader Requesting Money https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/902

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