Fake CEO of Ferrari tries to cheat executive with artificial intelligence
A senior Ferrari executive fell victim to an attempted scam using deep fakes and artificial intelligence, but managed to foil the plan
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Do you remember the story of the employee of a British company based in Hong Kong who, betrayed by the deep faker, executed wire transfers for a total scam of $25 million? We had written about it here. Well, something similar - at least in terms of the methods used - was apparently about to happen in Ferrari, too.
The story is told by the Bloomberg agency, explaining how in recent days a senior executive of the Maranello company fell victim to an artificial intelligence-based scam attempt. Attempt fortunately - we'll write it down now - failed.
Fake messages
.The facts would go something like this. A few days ago, the executive in question started receiving a series of unexpected messages, apparently from the CEO of Ferrari, Benedetto Vigna. One read: 'Hey, did you hear about the big acquisition we're planning? I might need your help'.
The messages sent via WhatsApp - which Bloomberg viewed - were not from Vigna's usual company mobile phone number. The profile picture was also different, even though it was an image of the ceo.
'Be ready to sign the non-disclosure agreement that our lawyer will send you as soon as possible,' another message read. And again: 'The Italian market regulator and the Milan Stock Exchange have already been informed. Stay ready and please maintain the utmost discretion'.
