2026-09-20T23:22:28.549Z
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Purported Deepfake Impersonation of Starmangalsutra Director Reportedly Led to ₹10.70 Crore (Approximately US$1.11 Million) in Unauthorized Fund Transfers
Starmangalsutra Private Limited, a jewelery-manufacturing subsidiary of India-based Sky Gold and Diamonds, reportedly lost ₹10.70 crore (about US$1.1 million) after unknown actors compromised a company-issued phone and laptop and used purported deepfake methods to impersonate a director. An employee, reportedly believing the instructions were genuine, transferred funds to unknown bank accounts before verification showed the director had issued no such instructions.
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- incident-report
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- Global
Reported occurrence date: 2026-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
Evidence & attribution
- AI Incident Database
- AI Incident Database · 2026-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
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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