Face-Swap Technology Used to Bypass Facial Recognition in Nanjing

# Face-Swap Technology Used to Bypass Facial Recognition in Nanjing

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/face-swap-technology-used-to-bypass-facial-recognition-in-na · AIR-2024-0034 · closed 2024-10-29

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-10-15
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

An individual was convicted for using AI face-swap software to bypass a financial platform's facial recognition system. The attacker accessed multiple accounts and made unauthorized purchases.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-10-15: Purported Face‑Swap Technology Reportedly Used to Circumvent Financial Platform's Facial Recognition Security in Nanjing, China (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1163)

## Sources

- 2024-10-15 AI Incident Database: Purported Face‑Swap Technology Reportedly Used to Circumvent Financial Platform's Facial Recognition Security in Nanjing, China https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1163

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