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Quantum AI Scams Use Deepfakes and Spoofed Sites for Investment Fraud

Quantum AI

Global investment scams utilized deepfake endorsements and spoofed media sites to solicit funds from victims. The campaign involved cloaked adtech infrastructure and fake trading platforms.

first report
1 Jan 2020
last update
1 Jan 2020

Timeline · 1

  1. 1 Jan 2020Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments

Sources · 1

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
4 · Confirmed real-world loss
targets
Individuals
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
dates
happened 1 Jan 2020 · first reported 1 Jan 2020
origin
AI Incident Database
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record
confidence 0.85 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Quantum AI Scams Use Deepfakes and Spoofed Sites for Investment Fraud

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/quantum-ai-scams-use-deepfakes-and-spoofed-sites-for-investm · AIR-2020-0035 · closed 2020-01-15

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2020-01-01
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Quantum AI

## Summary

Global investment scams utilized deepfake endorsements and spoofed media sites to solicit funds from victims. The campaign involved cloaked adtech infrastructure and fake trading platforms.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2020-01-01: Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1236)

## Sources

- 2020-01-01 AI Incident Database: Quantum AI and Related AI-Themed Investment Scams Reportedly Used Deepfake Endorsements and Spoofed Media Sites to Solicit Investments https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1236

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

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