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Three charged in $129 million scheme using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys

US prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging three foreign nationals with using AI to mimic the voices and faces of corporate executives and attorneys, tricking staff into wiring about $129 million.

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Timeline · 7 reports

  1. 2026-11-07 11:01 · The Next Web
    US charges three men over $129m scheme that faked CEOs’ voices with AI
  2. 2026-11-07 00:00 · AI Incident Database
    Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
  3. 2026-11-06 17:35 · Techmeme
    The US DOJ indicts three foreign nationals for allegedly using AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys at major international law firms in a $129M+ fraud scheme
  4. 2026-11-06 16:38 · NBC News
    3 foreign nationals allegedly used AI to mimic CEOs in $129M scheme, DOJ says
  5. 2026-11-06 07:58 · ABC News Technology
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
  6. 2026-11-06 03:40 · Washington Post AI
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million
  7. 2026-11-06 02:33 · AP News
    3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million

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