Three men charged over AI deepfake scheme that defrauded businesses of $129M
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Three men are accused of using AI to copy the voices and images of company bosses and lawyers. They tricked employees into sending large payments to accounts controlled by the criminals, taking at least $129 million from businesses over several years. Prosecutors say the stolen money was converted into cryptocurrency and shared out among the group.
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