Deepfake of FTX's Former CEO Posted on Twitter Aiming to Scam FTX Collapse Victims
Description
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.
Actors
Alleged Deployers
- unknown
Alleged Developers
- unknown
Harmed Parties
- victims-of-ftx's-collapse
- x-(twitter)-users
Classification
Risk Domain
Malicious Actors & MisuseRisk Subdomain
4.3. Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
MIT Risk Profile
Source
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