Journalist Safiria Leccese Impersonated in AI Deepfake Loan Scam

# Journalist Safiria Leccese Impersonated in AI Deepfake Loan Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/journalist-safiria-leccese-impersonated-in-ai-deepfake-loan · AIR-2026-0388 · closed 2026-06-14

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2026-05-31
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Super Partes deepfake profiles

## Summary

Scammers used AI-generated video and fake social media profiles impersonating an Italian journalist to promote a personal loan scam. Several people were deceived before the profiles were blocked.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-05-31: Italian Mediaset Journalist Safiria Leccese's Image Was Reportedly Used in a Purportedly AI-Generated Fake Loan Scam (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1508)

## Sources

- 2026-05-31 AI Incident Database: Italian Mediaset Journalist Safiria Leccese's Image Was Reportedly Used in a Purportedly AI-Generated Fake Loan Scam https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1508

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