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Arup named as victim of £20m deepfake scam

By 2024-05-20T07:19:00

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Cyber attack believed to have originated in Hong Kong

Arup has confirmed that it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending HK$200m (£20m) to criminals by an artificial intelligence-generated video call.

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