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Grigor Dimitrov Target of Deepfake Investment Scam on Social Media

A deepfake video impersonating tennis player Grigor Dimitrov circulated on social media to promote a fraudulent trading program. The athlete publicly warned fans to avoid the scam platform.

first report
13 Jun 2025
last update
13 Jun 2025

Timeline · 1

  1. 13 Jun 2025Bulgarian Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov Alleges Deepfake Scam Promoting Fraudulent Investment Scheme Using His Likeness

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2025-06-13

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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 13 Jun 2025 · first reported 13 Jun 2025
origin
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confidence 0.85 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Grigor Dimitrov Target of Deepfake Investment Scam on Social Media

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/grigor-dimitrov-target-of-deepfake-investment-scam-on-social · AIR-2025-0112 · closed 2025-06-27

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-06-13
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

A deepfake video impersonating tennis player Grigor Dimitrov circulated on social media to promote a fraudulent trading program. The athlete publicly warned fans to avoid the scam platform.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-06-13: Bulgarian Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov Alleges Deepfake Scam Promoting Fraudulent Investment Scheme Using His Likeness (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1107)

## Sources

- 2025-06-13 AI Incident Database: Bulgarian Tennis Player Grigor Dimitrov Alleges Deepfake Scam Promoting Fraudulent Investment Scheme Using His Likeness https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1107

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

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