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closedclosed 16 Jun 2024Breaches & attacks3 Confirmed exploitationAI

Deepfake Video of Singapore Minister Used in Investment Fraud

Deepfake Technology

Scammers manipulated a speech of Singapore's Senior Minister to create a deepfake endorsement for a fraudulent investment product. The public was warned after the synthetic media circulated widely.

first report
2 Jun 2024
last update
2 Jun 2024

Timeline · 1

  1. 2 Jun 2024Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2024-06-02

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
dates
happened 2 Jun 2024 · first reported 2 Jun 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
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record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Deepfake Video of Singapore Minister Used in Investment Fraud

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-of-singapore-minister-used-in-investment-frau · AIR-2024-0057 · closed 2024-06-16

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-06-02
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake Technology

## Summary

Scammers manipulated a speech of Singapore's Senior Minister to create a deepfake endorsement for a fraudulent investment product. The public was warned after the synthetic media circulated widely.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-06-02: Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/986)

## Sources

- 2024-06-02 AI Incident Database: Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment Fraud https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/986

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

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