2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Alleged Use of Purported AI-Generated Identities to Defraud FTX Claims Buyers of $5.6M
An individual or group allegedly used AI-based face modification tools to impersonate FTX claimants in video calls, reportedly defrauding two companies of over $5.6 million in the secondary claims market. The perpetrator reportedly used forged IDs, deepfake-style visuals, and claim data likely obtained from public records or a prior breach at Kroll. Funds were alleged to have been laundered through exchanges including Binance, CoinEx, and Gate.io.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2025-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
AI Incident Database, Responsible AI Collaborative; McGregor (2021), Preventing Repeated Real World AI Failures by Cataloging Incidents. Incident-specific contributor credits are available at each citation link. Metadata adapted; article text excluded.
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
First collected: 2026-09-19T22:50:59.123Z. This is not the publication date.
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