3 charged in scheme to use AI to mimic CEOs to steal $129 million
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Three people have been charged in a scheme to use artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million. Prosecutors say Thursday that the three people have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. The indictment filed in a New York court shows that Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan and Guy Sheetrit targeted thousands of companies. Court documents say their victims included hospital systems in Missouri and California, a Rhode Island bank and a financial technology company in the United Kingdom. Lawyers for Soall and Sheetrit did not immediately respond to a request for comment. It was not clear whether Hazan had an attorney.
3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
NEW YORK (AP) — Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday.
Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a U.S. District Court in New York.
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