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
Sources · 1
Research and catalogues
- 2024-06-02Scammers Allegedly Manipulate 2023 Speech of Singapore Senior Minister Lee Hsien Loong to Spread Deepfake Investment FraudAI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/986
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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 DatabaseDerived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- 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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