Mumbai Police's cybercrime department says it busted a China-linked racket that used deepfake videos of market experts and business news anchors to lure people into WhatsApp and Telegram 'investment' groups, scamming them of crores. Four men linked to Valuelip India Services Pvt. Ltd. were arrested for allegedly selling access to their Facebook Ad IDs for about Rs 3 crore.
Who did it: HYBRID AI Hallucination Cases database
US District Judge John P. Cronan of the Southern District of New York said pro se plaintiffs Dusty Button and Mitchell Taylor Button filed objections that appeared to rely partly on an AI tool, contesting findings never made and seemingly quoting cases that do not exist. Future AI-assisted filings must include a signed verification certification or may be struck.
A teenage boy received a late-night Telegram message containing his photo and an AI-generated explicit video, with extortionists demanding RM5,800 and threatening to release the fabricated footage, according to his mother. He sought advice from a trusted school contact rather than paying, and the family reported it to police, who called such schemes increasingly common.
