Ars Technica@arstechnica

1 year ago

Deepfake lovers swindle victims out of $46M in Hong Kong AI scam https://t.co/QkL0Spl9qk

Hong Kong police arrested 27 individuals involved in a $46 million deepfake crypto romance scam that used AI-generated images and videos to deceive victims into investing in fake cryptocurrency platforms. https://t.co/BPMUHQpbMn

Mario Nawfal’s Roundtable@RoundtableSpace

1 year ago

HONG KONG POLICE BUST $46M CRYPTO ROMANCE SCAM Hong Kong cops just shut down a massive romance scam that scored HK$360 million ($46.3 million) in crypto. They snagged 27 suspects in an operation called “Secret Word.” These scammers were slick, steering victims to invest in… https://t.co/Hhy51rKAqn