Deepfake Video Ads Impersonate Bank Strategist in Investment Scam

# Deepfake Video Ads Impersonate Bank Strategist in Investment Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-ads-impersonate-bank-strategist-in-investment · AIR-2025-0012 · closed 2025-06-26

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-06-12
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake Video Generation, Meta Ads

## Summary

An AI-generated video ad campaign on Meta platforms impersonated a bank strategist to promote a fraudulent investment group. The bank confirmed the impersonation and issued warnings to users.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-06-12: Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1114)

## Sources

- 2025-06-12 AI Incident Database: Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1114

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