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AI deepfake voice scam costs Fideuram 95 million euros
Original: 95 milioni di euro con un vocale WhatsApp: dentro il deepfake che ha colpito Fideuram Un messaggio WhatsApp e una telefo
A WhatsApp message and a phone call using an AI-cloned voice were enough to steal 95 million euros from accounts at Fideuram, the wealth management arm of Intesa Sanpaolo. The fraud is described as a new form of business email compromise, boosted by deepfake technology, and is raising concern about how easily executive voices can be faked to authorise large transfers.
Why now: The scale of the loss and the use of AI voice cloning in a major bank fraud make it a striking example of new deepfake-enabled financial crime.
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- 95 milioni di euro con un vocale WhatsApp: dentro il deepfake che ha colpito Fideuram Un messaggio WhatsApp e una telefonata con voce clonata dall'AI sono bastati a far sparire 95 milioni di euro dai conti di Fideuram (Intesa Sanpaolo). Come funziona il nuovo BEC potenziato dal… · blog@insicurezzadigitale.com · 1
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