Three men indicted for using AI to impersonate executives in $129 million theft
Prosecutors say three foreign nationals used AI to pose as corporate executives and attorneys and stole about $129 million from companies.
Three men have been indicted on charges of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal about $129 million, prosecutors say, according to CBS News.
The Guardian, citing a press release from the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, names them as Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit. The indictment was newly unsealed by the Justice Department. The Guardian describes the three as foreign nationals.
Prosecutors allege the men used AI to alter voices and images of executives and attorneys at various companies. The aim was to persuade employees to send big payments. The Guardian reports the alleged fraud ran from 2024 to 2026.
Spanish authorities arrested Soall and Hazan over the summer, the Guardian reports. Sheetrit was arrested in the United Kingdom in September.
The figures differ slightly between outlets. CBS News says about $129 million. The Guardian says over $100 million. The charges are allegations.
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- CBS News3 charged with using AI to steal some $129 million from companiesFri, Nov 6, 6:22 AM EST
- The GuardianThree men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millionsFri, Nov 6, 4:20 PM EST
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