Scammers Used AI Voice Clone and Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO

# Scammers Used AI Voice Clone and Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/scammers-used-ai-voice-clone-and-footage-to-impersonate-wpp · AIR-2024-0056 · closed 2024-05-24

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-05-10
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Microsoft Teams, WhatsApp

## Summary

Scammers attempted to impersonate the WPP CEO using AI-generated voice cloning and video in a Microsoft Teams and WhatsApp scam. The scheme was unsuccessful and aimed to solicit funds and data.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-05-10: Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/983)

## Sources

- 2024-05-10 AI Incident Database: Scammers Reportedly Used AI Voice Clone and YouTube Footage to Impersonate WPP CEO in Unsuccessful Scam Attempt https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/983

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