US DOJ charges three with using AI to impersonate executives and defraud over $100 million
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A newly unsealed indictment from the US Department of Justice shows that three foreign men are accused of using AI to alter and impersonate the voices and images of corporate executives and lawyers, inducing employees to transfer funds, with the amount involved exceeding $129 million. The three were arrested in Spain last summer and in the UK in September, respectively, and the conduct spans 2024 to 2026. Victims include a Missouri hospital system, a Rhode Island bank, a California hospital system, a Massachusetts mutual fund, a Florida pet food company, and a UK technology company.
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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.
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