Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions

Three foreign nationals—Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit—were arrested and charged with using AI to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal more than $129m from companies worldwide, according to a newly unsealed US Department of Justice indictment. The alleged fraud, which took place between 2024 and 2026, involved directing employees to wire money to bank accounts in countries including the US, Spain, Portugal, Greece, the UAE, Singapore, Austria, Slovakia, and China, before converting the funds into cryptocurrency. The men face charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money-laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.