Purported AI-Driven Videos Impersonate President of Malta in Crypto Scams

# Purported AI-Driven Videos Impersonate President of Malta in Crypto Scams

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/purported-ai-driven-videos-impersonate-president-of-malta-in · AIR-2025-0100 · closed 2025-02-26

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2025-02-12
- AI role: AI-enabled attack

## Summary

Scammers deployed deepfake videos and fabricated images impersonating the President of Malta across social media. The fraudulent content promoted cryptocurrency investment scams to the public.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2025-02-12: Purported AI-Generated Videos Impersonating President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono Circulate on Social Media in Alleged Crypto Scam Campaigns (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1056)

## Sources

- 2025-02-12 AI Incident Database: Purported AI-Generated Videos Impersonating President of Malta Myriam Spiteri Debono Circulate on Social Media in Alleged Crypto Scam Campaigns https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1056

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