The New York Post reported:
Mark Read, the CEO of WPP, a London-based communications and advertising company whose clients include Dell, Wendy’s, Victoria’s Secret and Coca-Cola, saw his voice cloned and likeness stolen by fraudsters who created a WhatsApp account seemingly belonging to him.
The WhatsApp account was used to set up a Microsoft Teams meetings with another WPP executive.
During the meeting, the crooks deployed a fake, artificial intelligence-generated video of Read — also known as a “deepfake” — including the voice cloning.
“Thanks to the vigilance of our people, including the executive concerned, the incident was prevented,” the company rep added.
Mark Read, the CEO of WPP, a London-based communications and advertising company whose clients include Dell, Wendy’s, Victoria’s Secret and Coca-Cola, saw his voice cloned and likeness stolen by fraudsters who created a WhatsApp account seemingly belonging to him.
The WhatsApp account was used to set up a Microsoft Teams meetings with another WPP executive.
During the meeting, the crooks deployed a fake, artificial intelligence-generated video of Read — also known as a “deepfake” — including the voice cloning.
“Thanks to the vigilance of our people, including the executive concerned, the incident was prevented,” the company rep added.
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