Article 6MPSS CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam

CEO of world’s biggest ad firm targeted by deepfake scam

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Nick Robins-Early
from Technology | The Guardian on (#6MPSS)

Exclusive: fraudsters impersonated WPP's CEO using a fake WhatsApp account, a voice clone and YouTube footage used in a virtual meet

The head of the world's biggest advertising group was the target of an elaborate deepfake scam that involved an artificial intelligence voice clone. The CEO of WPP, Mark Read, detailed the attempted fraud in a recent email to leadership, warning others at the company to look out for calls claiming to be from top executives.

Fraudsters created a WhatsApp account with a publicly available image of Read and used it to set up a Microsoft Teams meeting that appeared to be with him and another senior WPP executive, according to the email obtained by the Guardian. During the meeting, the impostors deployed a voice clone of the executive as well as YouTube footage of them. The scammers impersonated Read off-camera using the meeting's chat window. The scam, which was unsuccessful, targeted an agency leader", asking them to set up a new business in an attempt to solicit money and personal details.

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