Survey Reports Over Half of Businesses Targeted by Deepfake Scams

# Survey Reports Over Half of Businesses Targeted by Deepfake Scams

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/survey-reports-over-half-of-businesses-targeted-by-deepfake · AIR-2024-0020 · closed 2024-09-17

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 4 (Confirmed real-world loss)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2024-09-03
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Deepfake Voice and Video tools

## Summary

Corporate surveys revealed that a majority of businesses in the US and UK faced deepfake scams impersonating executives. These AI-enabled attacks successfully caused multi-million dollar financial losses.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2024-09-03: 53% of American and British Businesses Report Attacks by AI-Powered Deepfake Scams in 2024 (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/800)

## Sources

- 2024-09-03 AI Incident Database: 53% of American and British Businesses Report Attacks by AI-Powered Deepfake Scams in 2024 https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/800

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