Deepfake Video of Tim Cook Used in YouTube Crypto Scam

# Deepfake Video of Tim Cook Used in YouTube Crypto Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-of-tim-cook-used-in-youtube-crypto-scam · AIR-2022-0028 · closed 2022-09-21

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2022-09-07
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: YouTube

## Summary

Fraudsters repurposed an interview of Apple CEO Tim Cook using deepfake video to promote a fraudulent crypto scheme on YouTube. The stream reached tens of thousands of viewers before platform removal.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2022-09-07: Fraudsters Use Deepfake Video of Tim Cook to Promote Apple Crypto Scam on YouTube (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/786)

## Sources

- 2022-09-07 AI Incident Database: Fraudsters Use Deepfake Video of Tim Cook to Promote Apple Crypto Scam on YouTube https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/786

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