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archive/Breaches & attacks/AIR-2025-0130
closedclosed 7 May 2025Breaches & attacks3 Confirmed exploitationAI

Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group

Instagram, WhatsApp

A deepfake video of entrepreneur Steven Bartlett circulated on Instagram to promote a fake WhatsApp trading group. The video harvested contact details for fraudulent investment schemes.

first report
23 Apr 2025
last update
23 Apr 2025

Timeline · 1

  1. 23 Apr 2025Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Reportedly Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2025-04-23
    Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Reportedly Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1239

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Classification

lane
Breaches & attacks
AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraudAI phishing / social engineering
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
AML.T0052 PhishingAML.T0073 ImpersonationAML.T0088 Generate Deepfakes
tags
deepfakesocial-engineeringfraud
dates
happened 23 Apr 2025 · first reported 23 Apr 2025
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
record
confidence 0.90 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-of-steven-bartlett-used-to-promote-fake-whatsapp-in · AIR-2025-0130 · closed 2025-05-07

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-04-23
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Instagram, WhatsApp

## Summary

A deepfake video of entrepreneur Steven Bartlett circulated on Instagram to promote a fake WhatsApp trading group. The video harvested contact details for fraudulent investment schemes.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-04-23: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Reportedly Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1239)

## Sources

- 2025-04-23 AI Incident Database: Purported AI-Generated Deepfake of Steven Bartlett Reportedly Used to Promote Fake WhatsApp Investment Group https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1239

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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