[mebassett]

I have known two publicly traded companies that fell victim to similar sorts of scams (someone impersonating the cfo or ceo over the phone). One was defrauded out of a seven figure sum, the other got lucky and a bank involved stopped the transaction to verify again. I don't know how the first was able to keep it quiet, I only knew because I chatted with the people in question. I suspect that the deepfake angle makes it easier to admit that they were defrauded in this way.

Talking about how something like this can happen in a big company is fun and all, but the scary thing is is that it is _so much easier_ to do these sorts of scams with deepfakes. Which means they will be deployed against "softer" targets, like you and me, and your parents and grandparents.