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archive/Breaches & attacks/AIR-2023-0023
closedclosed 13 Sep 2023Breaches & attacks3 Confirmed exploitationAI

Voice Deepfake Targets Bank in Failed Transfer Scam

Bank of America

Scammers used an AI-generated voice deepfake to impersonate an investor and trick a Bank of America representative into transferring funds. The unauthorized transaction attempt was unsuccessful.

first report
30 Aug 2023
last update
30 Aug 2023

Timeline · 1

  1. 30 Aug 2023Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam

Sources · 1

Research and catalogues

  1. 2023-08-30
    Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam
    AI Incident Database · incidentdatabase.ai/cite/564

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Classification

lane
Breaches & attacks
AI role
AI-enabled attack
categories
Deepfake fraud
severity
3 · Confirmed exploitation
targets
Individuals, Enterprise deployment
owasp llm top 10
no entry for these categories
mitre atlas
AML.T0073 ImpersonationAML.T0088 Generate Deepfakes
tags
deepfakevoice-cloningfraudbanking-scam
dates
happened 30 Aug 2023 · first reported 30 Aug 2023
origin
AI Incident Database
Derived from the AI Incident Database (CC BY-SA 4.0).
record
confidence 0.95 · created 2026-10-18 06:33Z · updated 2026-10-18 06:59Z

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# Voice Deepfake Targets Bank in Failed Transfer Scam

https://gcdradar.vercel.app/incidents/voice-deepfake-targets-bank-in-failed-transfer-scam · AIR-2023-0023 · closed 2023-09-13

- Lane: Breaches & attacks
- Severity: 3 (Confirmed exploitation)
- Fix status: No fix needed
- First reported: 2023-08-30
- AI role: AI-enabled attack
- Products: Bank of America

## Summary

Scammers used an AI-generated voice deepfake to impersonate an investor and trick a Bank of America representative into transferring funds. The unauthorized transaction attempt was unsuccessful.

## What to do

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

## Latest updates

- 2023-08-30: Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam (https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/564)

## Sources

- 2023-08-30 AI Incident Database: Voice deepfake targets bank in failed transfer scam https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/564

Verify against the vendor's advisory before changing production. Data CC BY-SA 4.0, https://gcdradar.vercel.app.

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