Seth Rudetsky Loses Facebook Page in AI-Assisted Social Engineering Scam

# Seth Rudetsky Loses Facebook Page in AI-Assisted Social Engineering Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/seth-rudetsky-loses-facebook-page-in-ai-assisted-social-engi · AIR-2026-0366 · closed 2026-09-01

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2026-08-18
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Facebook

## Summary

Scammers used an AI-composed invitation to trick a radio host into granting Facebook permissions, resulting in hijacked page access. The incident compromised both personal and marketing accounts.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2026-08-18: Broadway Performer and SiriusXM Host Seth Rudetsky Reportedly Lost Facebook Page Access in Purportedly AI-Assisted Scam Impersonating Comedian Nikki Glaser (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1664)

## Sources

- 2026-08-18 AI Incident Database: Broadway Performer and SiriusXM Host Seth Rudetsky Reportedly Lost Facebook Page Access in Purportedly AI-Assisted Scam Impersonating Comedian Nikki Glaser https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1664

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