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CEO-spoofing scammers used AI to help steal more than $100 million, feds say
The Brief
- Three suspects were charged in a scheme that used AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys.
- The scheme reportedly stole about $129 million, with sources also citing more than $100 million in CEO-impersonation fraud.
- The U.S. is working on extraditing three suspects from Europe, per The Record.
Why it matters
Real-time AI impersonation of executives is being used to defraud corporate accounting departments, so finance teams should verify payment requests through independent channels.
Who’s affected
- Corporate accounting and finance departments
- Companies exposed to CEO-impersonation fraud
What to do
- Verify payment or wire requests from executives through a separate, pre-established channel before acting on them.
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- #fraud
- #social-engineering
- #impersonation
- #cybercrime
The U.S. is working on extraditing three suspects from Europe in a case involving more than $100 million in fraud from CEO impersonations.
Timeline
Three suspects charged in AI-enabled CEO and attorney impersonation scheme, reported by SecurityWeek and The Record
SecurityWeek
3 Charged in Scheme to Use AI to Impersonate CEOs and Attorneys to Steal $129 Million
The Record from Recorded Future News
CEO-spoofing scammers used AI to help steal more than $100 million, feds say