Deepfake Video Call Impersonation Leads to Account Theft and Malware

# Deepfake Video Call Impersonation Leads to Account Theft and Malware

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-call-impersonation-leads-to-account-theft-and · AIR-2025-0013 · closed 2025-07-03

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-06-19
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Zoom, Deepfake Video Generation

## Summary

An attacker used a deepfake video call on Zoom to impersonate a trusted contact, tricking a cryptocurrency analyst into installing malicious software. The incident resulted in compromised social media and crypto wallet accounts.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-06-19: Reported AI-Generated Video Call Impersonation of Cryptocurrency Analyst Leads to Alleged Malware Installation and Account Theft (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1111)

## Sources

- 2025-06-19 AI Incident Database: Reported AI-Generated Video Call Impersonation of Cryptocurrency Analyst Leads to Alleged Malware Installation and Account Theft https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1111

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