Bolivian Criminal Network Uses Minister Deepfake in Employment Scam

# Bolivian Criminal Network Uses Minister Deepfake in Employment Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/bolivian-criminal-network-uses-minister-deepfake-in-employme · AIR-2025-0002 · closed 2025-02-24

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-02-10
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake Audio Generator

## Summary

A criminal network used an AI-generated deepfake of the education minister to impersonate him in a job scam, defrauding 19 victims. The scheme resulted in over $720,000 in financial losses before authorities arrested the suspects.

## What to do

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## Latest updates

- 2025-02-10: Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/937)

## Sources

- 2025-02-10 AI Incident Database: Bolivian Criminal Network Allegedly Used Deepfake of Education Minister to Defraud at Least 19 Victims in Employment Scam https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/937

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