Storm-2139 Cybercrime Network Exploits AI to Generate Deepfakes
Storm-2139 tools
A cybercrime network developed custom software to bypass AI moderation and generate unauthorized deepfake content. Microsoft successfully disrupted the operation and filed a lawsuit against the actors.
- first report
- 19 Dec 2024
- last update
- 19 Dec 2024
Timeline · 1
Sources · 1
Research and catalogues
- 2024-12-19Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake ContentAI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/955
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Classification
- AI role
- AI-enabled attack
- categories
- Deepfake fraudJailbreak
- severity
- 3 · Confirmed exploitation
- targets
- Individuals
- owasp llm top 10
- LLM01:2025 Prompt Injection
- dates
- happened 19 Dec 2024 · first reported 19 Dec 2024
- origin
- AI Incident DatabaseDerived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- record
- confidence 0.90 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z
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# Storm-2139 Cybercrime Network Exploits AI to Generate Deepfakes https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/storm-2139-cybercrime-network-exploits-ai-to-generate-deepfa · AIR-2024-0052 · closed 2025-01-02 - Lane: Breaches & attacks - Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation) - Fix status: No fix needed - First reported: 2024-12-19 - AI role: AI-enabled attack - Products: Storm-2139 tools ## Summary A cybercrime network developed custom software to bypass AI moderation and generate unauthorized deepfake content. Microsoft successfully disrupted the operation and filed a lawsuit against the actors. ## What to do No action recorded; read the sources below and the vendor's advisory. ## Latest updates - 2024-12-19: Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake Content (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/955) ## Sources - 2024-12-19 AI Incident Database: Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake Content https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/955 Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.
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