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WhatsApp voice deepfake drains 95 million euros from Fideuram
Original: 95 milioni di euro con un vocale WhatsApp: dentro il deepfake che ha colpito Fideuram Un messaggio WhatsApp e una telefo
Fraudsters reportedly stole 95 million euros from Fideuram, the wealth management arm of Italy's Intesa Sanpaolo, using a WhatsApp voice message and a phone call with an AI-cloned voice. The scam is described as a new form of business email compromise powered by deepfake technology, and it is fuelling discussion about how easily cloned voices can deceive even major financial institutions.
Why now: The scale of the loss and the use of AI voice cloning in a high-profile bank heist make it a striking example of deepfake financial fraud.
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- 95 milioni di euro con un vocale WhatsApp: dentro il deepfake che ha colpito Fideuram Un messaggio WhatsApp e una telefonata con voce clonata dall'AI sono bastati a far sparire 95 milioni di euro dai conti di Fideuram (Intesa Sanpaolo). Come funziona il nuovo BEC potenziato dal… · blog@insicurezzadigitale.com · 4
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