Deepfake video of Ukrainian President used to encourage surrender

# Deepfake video of Ukrainian President used to encourage surrender

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/deepfake-video-of-ukrainian-president-used-to-encourage-surr · AIR-2022-0033 · closed 2023-01-06

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2022-12-23
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake President Zelenskyy Video

## Summary

A deepfaked video depicting the Ukrainian President telling soldiers to surrender was posted on websites and social media platforms. The synthetic media was quickly debunked and caused limited impact.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2022-12-23: Incident 198: Deepfake Video of Ukrainian President Yielding to Russia Posted on Ukrainian Websites and Social Media (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/198)
- 2022-12-23: AVID-2022-V009: A quickly-debunked deepfaked video of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was posted on various Ukrainian websites and social media platforms encouraging Ukrainians to surrender to Russian forces during the Russia-U… (https://github.com/avidml/avid-db/blob/main/vulnerabilities/2022/AVID-2022-V009.json)

## Sources

- 2022-12-23 AVID: AVID-2022-V009: A quickly-debunked deepfaked video of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was posted on various Ukrainian websites and social media platforms encouraging Ukrainians to surrender to Russian forces during the Russia-Ukraine war. https://github.com/avidml/avid-db/blob/main/vulnerabilities/2022/AVID-2022-V009.json
- 2022-12-23 AI Incident Database: Incident 198: Deepfake Video of Ukrainian President Yielding to Russia Posted on Ukrainian Websites and Social Media https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/198

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