Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Promotes Crypto Scam

# Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Promotes Crypto Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-of-singapore-prime-minister-promotes-crypto-scam · AIR-2023-0029 · closed 2024-01-12

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2023-12-29
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers deployed a deepfake interview video and voice cloning of Singapore's prime minister to promote a fake cryptocurrency investment. The prime minister issued public warnings regarding the scheme.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2023-12-29: Alleged Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Promotes Cryptocurrency Scam in Fake Interview (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/985)

## Sources

- 2023-12-29 AI Incident Database: Alleged Deepfake of Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Promotes Cryptocurrency Scam in Fake Interview https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/985

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