Deepfake Endorsements Used in Fraudulent Ads Across Montenegro and Bosnia

# Deepfake Endorsements Used in Fraudulent Ads Across Montenegro and Bosnia

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-endorsements-used-in-fraudulent-ads-across-monteneg · AIR-2025-0099 · closed 2026-01-07

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-12-24
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers used deepfake videos of public figures in social media advertisements to promote fake health products and investment schemes. The fraudulent campaigns targeted users on Facebook and Instagram.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-12-24: Purported Deepfake Endorsements Reportedly Used to Promote Fraudulent Health and Investment Products in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1338)

## Sources

- 2025-12-24 AI Incident Database: Purported Deepfake Endorsements Reportedly Used to Promote Fraudulent Health and Investment Products in Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1338

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