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CEO voice deepfake blamed for scam that stole $243,000

A report in The Wall Street Journal claims an energy firm was defrauded out of $243,000. The CEO of the unnamed UK-based firm believed he was talking to his boss at the companys German parent company, when he was ordered to immediately move .220,000 into what he thought was the bank account of a Hungarian supplier. The funds were duly transferred to an account under the criminals control in Hungary, and then onto an account based in Mexico.”]

Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/ceo-voice-deepfake-blamed-for-scam-that-stole-243000/

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