DeepfakeHigh
AI-Driven Phishing Scam Uses Deepfake Robocalls to Target Gmail Users in Credential Theft Campaign
- Occurred
- Feb 17, 2025
- Published
- Jan 27, 2025
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A sophisticated AI-powered phishing scam has reportedly been targeting between 1.8 to 2.5 billion Gmail users, allegedly using deepfake robocalls and phishing emails to steal credentials. Attackers impersonate Google security. They claim suspicious account activity and direct victims to fake Google login pages. The stolen credentials have reportedly been used for identity theft, banking fraud, and session hijacking. The FBI has urged vigilance as AI increases the scale and effectiveness of such attacks.
Developers
- Unknown AI tool providers
- Deepfake technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers impersonating Google employees
- Cybercriminals
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Google users
- Gmail users
Tags
- Deepfake fraud
- Phishing
- Email scam
- Credential theft
- Impersonation
- Identity theft
- Banking fraud
- Session hijacking
- FBI
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: Deepfake robocalls used in credential theft campaign targeting billions of users, causing significant financial and identity risks.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8