Case ireland-humphreys-deepfake-boi-warningDeepfake fraudIreland
Bank of Ireland warns of deepfake videos cloning presidential candidate Heather Humphreys
Bank of Ireland warned that fraudsters were cloning the image and voice of presidential candidate Heather Humphreys in fake investment videos on Meta platforms, and called for platforms to verify financial advertisers.
MediumAttack using AIStatus: OngoingVerified case file
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- Reported
- Sep 11, 2025
- Location
- Ireland
- Target
- Irish consumers
- Severity
- Medium
- Triggered by
- Unknown
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Bank of Ireland warned that fraudsters were cloning the image and voice of presidential candidate Heather Humphreys in fake investment videos on Meta platforms, and called for platforms to verify financial advertisers.
Impact: No losses disclosed; bank expected more adverts during the campaign.
Who triggered it
Actor: Unknown
Attribution: Unknown.
Motive: Investment fraud exploiting election-period attention.
How it happened
Attack vector: AI voice and image cloning in social media adverts endorsing a high-return scheme.
Root cause: Social platforms do not verify that financial advertisers are authorised.
Timeline
- Humphreys deepfake investment adverts detected on Meta platforms
- Bank of Ireland issues public warning
Response
Warning, advice to check the Central Bank of Ireland register, call for advertiser verification.
Current status: Ongoing
Sources (open in a new tab)
- Connaught Telegraph (citing Bank of Ireland) con-telegraph.ie
- AI Incident Database incidentdatabase.ai
Cite this case
Bank of Ireland warns of deepfake videos cloning presidential candidate Heather Humphreys. AI Threat Watch, case ireland-humphreys-deepfake-boi-warning, Sep 11, 2025. https://aithreat.io/cases/ireland-humphreys-deepfake-boi-warning/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/ireland-humphreys-deepfake-boi-warning/