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A US man uploaded AI-generated songs and used thousands of bot accounts to inflate streams on music platforms, defrauding over $8M in royalties. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He faces up to 5 years in prison and must forfeit $8.09M.
Google, Meta, Amazon and 8 other tech giants signed the Industry Accord Against Online Scams at UN Global Fraud Summit. They commit to sharing threat intelligence and coordinating defenses against AI-driven fraud. Google's Trust & Safety VP announced it in Vienna.
Generative AI is supercharging fraudulent music streams by impersonating real musicians on Spotify. Jazz pianist Jason Moran was alerted by friend Burniss Earl Travis to a fake record bearing his name. Experts highlight this as an escalation of long-standing industry fraud issues.
AI-assisted fraud has made its major debut in the FBI's cybercrime statistics. Losses from these schemes surpassed $1.4 billion in 2025. This highlights AI's growing role in enabling sophisticated scams.
Fraudulent church attendance data misled reports of a Christian revival in Britain. Paid survey participants are using AI tools to generate unreliable responses at scale. Experts warn this reveals AI's growing threat to polling integrity.
The boss of the Bombay Stock Exchange was targeted in a recent deepfake attack. This incident could have cheated many people. It exemplifies a growing global deepfake problem.