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Three People Arrested for AI-Enhanced Impersonation Fraud
AI summary
Three individuals have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a fraud scheme that utilized artificial intelligence to impersonate executives and attorneys. The suspects, Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit, allegedly used AI to alter voices and images to deceive employees into making large payments. The arrests were made in Spain and the United Kingdom, with Soall and Hazan being taken into custody over the summer and Sheetrit in September. The alleged fraud occurred between 2024 and 2026, according to a press release from the US attorney's office for the southern district of New York.
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