Hong Kong employee was duped into sending cash to criminals by AI-generated video callBusiness live – latest updatesThe British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending HK$200m (£20m) to criminals by an artificial intelligence-generated video call.Hong Kong police said in February that a worker at a then-unnamed company had been tricked into transferring vast sums by people on a hoax call “posing as senior officers of the company”. Continue reading… Engineering, Technology, Cybercrime, Internet, Business, UK news, Hong Kong Technology | The Guardian
Hong Kong employee was duped into sending cash to criminals by AI-generated video call
Business live – latest updates
The British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending HK$200m (£20m) to criminals by an artificial intelligence-generated video call.
Hong Kong police said in February that a worker at a then-unnamed company had been tricked into transferring vast sums by people on a hoax call “posing as senior officers of the company”.
