2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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SOURCE-LINKED INTELLIGENCE
WiseTech Global CEO Richard White Reportedly Deepfaked in Multiple Attempts to Scam Staffers
WiseTech Global's CEO, Richard White, was targeted in multiple deepfake scam attempts where unknown actors used AI to create videos of him requesting money from staff members via WhatsApp. These repeated attempts were identified by the employees, who realized they were not speaking to the real CEO.
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- incident-report
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- reported
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2024-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
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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