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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

  1. 19 Dec 2024Global Cybercrime Network Storm-2139 Allegedly Exploits AI to Generate Deepfake Content

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2024-12-19

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Classification

AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraudJailbreak
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals
dates
happened 19 Dec 2024 · first reported 19 Dec 2024
origin
AI Incident Database
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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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