Multinational firm’s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting (www.scmp.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 04 Feb 2024 12:00
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Multinational firm’s Hong Kong office loses HK$200 million after scammers stage deepfake video meeting::undefined

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Aarrodri@lemmy.world on 04 Feb 2024 12:40 next collapse

Full article behind paywall…

skankhunt42@lemmy.ca on 04 Feb 2024 13:07 collapse

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crazyCat@sh.itjust.works on 04 Feb 2024 13:38 collapse

Thank you for that

RememberTheApollo@lemmy.world on 04 Feb 2024 12:59 next collapse

A multinational company lost HK$200 million (US$25.6 million) in a scam after employees at its Hong Kong branch were fooled by deepfake technology, with one incident involving a digitally recreated version of its chief financial officer ordering money transfers in a video conference call, police said.

Everyone present on the video calls except the victim was a fake representation of real people. The scammers applied deepfake technology to turn publicly available video and other footage into convincing versions of the meeting’s participants.

Police said they were highlighting the case as it was the first of its kind in Hong Kong and involved a large sum. They did not reveal details about the company or the employees involved.

crazyCat@sh.itjust.works on 04 Feb 2024 13:37 next collapse

Damn what, that’s crazy.

flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz on 04 Feb 2024 15:49 next collapse

After reading the whole article - wow that was one sophisticated scam.

Deepfake was only one part of it, scammers impersonated multiple people on video, chat and email to create a believable story. It was apparently not too out of line with the normal company processes, which makes it extra scary (and likely helped by someone on the inside)

hollo@lemm.ee on 04 Feb 2024 20:55 collapse

ah good, the next excuse for bringing everyone back to the office