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The identity of the chief financial officer was fraudulently used to defraud money1800 million.
Hong Kong police recently cracked a premeditated financial fraud case in which the suspect used deep fraud to disguise himself as the CFO of a multinational company and defrauded him of $25 million. Not only are there a large number of fake characters in this case, but they also communicate with the victim in a video conference, weaving an astonishing and precise **.
It started with an email that looked like it was from the company's CFO in the UK. The letter revealed a confidential deal, and at first, one of the company's financial staff suspected it was a deceptive online e-mail. However, in this **, this fake colleague of "deep fake" realistically simulates his behavior. The people he saw who claimed to be "peers" were actually fictitious and not real.
Hong Kong's top police officer, Sir Cheung Shen Chin, revealed that the victim originally believed that he was in contact with his colleague through ***, but in fact, their real "colleague" has been concealed by highly fictitious technological means. And on the video screen of many people at one time, everyone he saw seemed to not exist, and all of them were fictional.
The scam relies on a deep form of counterfeiting that allows criminals to modify video and other footage to make a virtual person look real. Officer Chang said that such fraud tactics have developed into a very harmful crime, so the police should take immediate and resolute measures to stop it.
In the midst of this conspiracy, the accountants receive an email from someone claiming to be the company's CFO, mentioning a confidential transaction. Although the suspicion of electronic information was initially a deception, the "highly fake" "peers" managed to convince the financial institution after a video call**. In the end, after investigating the company, he learned that he had been defrauded of 200 million Hong Kong dollars.
A study by the Hong Kong police found that in such fraud cases, criminals use deep fakes to create fake video recordings to defraud victims. In the fight against these crimes, the police have arrested six suspects. In addition, from July to September this year, eight stolen Hong Kong identity cards were used to register 90 loans and 54 bank accounts.
At present, digital fraud has become a common concern of regulators in various countries, especially since digital fraud will be used as a criminal act. At the end of January, the famous American singer Taylor Swift's AI-synthesized pornographic images were widely circulated in social media, adding to the devastation of artificial intelligence.
Cases like these have rekindled concerns about "deep fakes" and calls for the prevention of this new illegal act as soon as possible. With the rapid development of science and technology, the importance of protecting public and commercial interests is becoming increasingly prominent. This is not only a technical game, but also a test of social management and the legal system. In the face of a rapidly evolving digital society, we must be vigilant and respond to the harm it causes in a practical and efficient way.