Maltese Students Targeted by AI Deepfake Nudes and Blackmail

# Maltese Students Targeted by AI Deepfake Nudes and Blackmail

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/maltese-students-targeted-by-ai-deepfake-nudes-and-blackmail · AIR-2024-0050 · closed 2024-10-15

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-10-01
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Nudify Apps

## Summary

Attackers used AI-powered undressing applications to create deepfake nude images of students in Malta. The generated images were distributed via messaging apps to humiliate and blackmail victims.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-10-01: Students in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1014)

## Sources

- 2024-10-01 AI Incident Database: Students in Maltese Schools Reportedly Being Targeted by Deepfake Nudes https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1014

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