BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty Targeted in Deepfake Investment Scam

# BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty Targeted in Deepfake Investment Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/bbc-presenter-naga-munchetty-targeted-in-deepfake-investment · AIR-2025-0144 · closed 2025-02-13

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-01-30
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: BBC News

## Summary

Fraudsters used manipulated images and deepfake media of a BBC presenter to promote a fraudulent investment scheme via social media. The BBC legal team intervened to have the fake articles and site removed.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-01-30: Alleged Deepfake Scam Uses BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty’s Image to Promote Fraudulent Investment Scheme (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/924)

## Sources

- 2025-01-30 AI Incident Database: Alleged Deepfake Scam Uses BBC Presenter Naga Munchetty’s Image to Promote Fraudulent Investment Scheme https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/924

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