Hong Kong firm loses over $25mn after employee’s video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’, others

Hong Kong firm loses over $25mn after employee’s video call with deepfake ‘chief financial officer’, others

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The Hong Kong branch of a multinational company has lost $25.6 million (HK$200 million) after scammers using deepfake technology posed as the firm’s chief financial officer (CFO) in a video conference call and ordered money transfers, according to the police, in what is being highlighted as first…

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