Case singapore-sports-school-deepfake-nudesDeepfake abuseSingapore
Singapore police probe deepfake nudes of Singapore Sports School girls made by male peers
Male student-athletes at Singapore Sports School allegedly created AI deepfake nude images of female schoolmates from June 2024 and circulated them through WhatsApp groups. The school filed a police report and caned or suspended some students, and police seized phones for forensic checks and sought removal of the images from websites.
HighHarm caused by AIStatus: Under investigationVerified case file
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- Reported
- Nov 12, 2024
- Location
- Singapore
- Target
- Female students and some female teachers at Singapore Sports School
- Severity
- High
- Verification
- Confirmed by victim, vendor or authority
- Triggered by
- Several male students (not named)
- Actor type
- Unknown
- Sector
- Education & research
- Reported loss
- None reported
- CVE
- None
What happened
Male student-athletes at Singapore Sports School allegedly created AI deepfake nude images of female schoolmates from June 2024 and circulated them through WhatsApp groups. The school filed a police report and caned or suspended some students, and police seized phones for forensic checks and sought removal of the images from websites.
Impact: Female students and teachers targeted; images reached websites
Who triggered it
Actor: Several male students (not named)
Attribution: School investigation and Singapore Police Force
Motive: Unknown
How it happened
Attack vector: AI deepfake images generated in one WhatsApp group and circulated in another
Root cause: Accessible deepfake tools; group chats among students
Timeline
- Students allegedly begin generating and circulating deepfake nudes
- Parents informed; some boys caned
- School and police confirm a police report and ongoing investigation
Response
School lodged a police report, caned some students and imposed suspensions and sports trip bans; police interviewed students, seized devices and requested removal of images
Current status: Under investigation
Sources (open in a new tab)
- AsiaOne (The Straits Times) asiaone.com
- MS News (citing CNA) mustsharenews.com
Cite this case
Singapore police probe deepfake nudes of Singapore Sports School girls made by male peers. AI Threat Watch, case singapore-sports-school-deepfake-nudes, Nov 12, 2024. https://aithreat.io/cases/singapore-sports-school-deepfake-nudes/
Permanent link: https://aithreat.io/cases/singapore-sports-school-deepfake-nudes/
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