DeepfakeHigh
Deepfake of FTX's Former CEO Posted on Twitter Aiming to Scam FTX Collapse Victims
- Occurred
- Nov 22, 2022
- Published
- Nov 22, 2022
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
A visual and audio deepfake of former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried was posted on Twitter to scam victims of the exchange's collapse by urging people to transfer funds into an anonymous cryptocurrency wallet.
Developers
- Unknown
Deployers
- Unknown
Harmed parties
- Victims of FTX's collapse
- X (Twitter) users
Classification
Category confidence: 95%
Severity confidence: 90%
Rationale: Deepfake used for financial fraud targeting victims, causing significant financial harm.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8