Three men charged in US over AI impersonation of CEOs in $100m fraud
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The US Department of Justice has unsealed an indictment charging Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit with using AI-generated voice and image impersonation of corporate CEOs and attorneys to induce employees to make large payments, allegedly stealing over $100m between 2024 and 2026. Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain and Sheetrit in the UK. The articles give no CVEs or technical indicators. Defenders should treat unexpected urgent payment requests, including those seemingly confirmed by voice or video, as needing out-of-band verification through a known channel.
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