Case malaysia-vip-deepfake-investment-videosDeepfake fraudMalaysia
Malaysian police tie five deepfake videos of Anwar, Trump, Musk and Petronas to scam
Bukit Aman's commercial crime unit said one syndicate made five deepfake videos of PM Anwar, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Petronas executives and MP Teresa Kok promoting a fake government-backed scheme with 100x returns.
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- Reported
- Mar 12, 2025
- Location
- Malaysia
- Target
- Malaysian retail investors
- Severity
- Medium
- Triggered by
- Unidentified investment-scam syndicate
- Actor type
- Criminal
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Bukit Aman's commercial crime unit said one syndicate made five deepfake videos of PM Anwar, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Petronas executives and MP Teresa Kok promoting a fake government-backed scheme with 100x returns.
Impact: No losses or arrests published; videos reached a wide Malaysian audience before takedown
Who triggered it
Actor: Unidentified investment-scam syndicate
Attribution: Police believe a single syndicate produced and spread the videos across platforms; no arrests announced
Motive: Lure victims into fake investment scheme and harvest personal data
How it happened
Attack vector: Deepfake endorsement videos on social media with a 'Learn More' button leading to data-collection pages and app downloads
Root cause: Low-cost synthetic video of trusted public figures; platforms slow to remove sponsored scam content
Timeline
- Videos begin circulating widely on social media
- Police and Securities Commission announce the five videos are linked and will be taken down
Response
Securities Commission and MCMC committed to removing the videos; public warnings issued
Current status: Under investigation
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Cite this case
Malaysian police tie five deepfake videos of Anwar, Trump, Musk and Petronas to scam. AI Threat Watch, case malaysia-vip-deepfake-investment-videos, Mar 12, 2025. https://aithreat.io/cases/malaysia-vip-deepfake-investment-videos/
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