Retail & consumer brands
Retailers, e-commerce and consumer brands: brand impersonation, AI-built fake shops and customer-data exposure.
Last 12 months · since Nov 4, 2025
Official warnings and preparedness
Public warnings, exercises, advisories and new rules from heads of government, ministers, regulators, central banks, intergovernmental bodies and national cyber agencies. Each entry links to its source.
- AdvisoryIsrael (authorities, as named in headline) · Security agencyIsrael
Israel warns AI is helping scammers during November sales
Per the headline, Israel warned that AI is helping fraudsters target shoppers during the November sales. Details of the advisory are not given in the available text.
Source: Techora.ru
- AdvisoryRussian Interior Ministry (MVD) · MinisterRussia
Russian MVD warns scammers use AI celebrity videos to promote fake online shops
The Russian Interior Ministry warned that scammers create AI-generated celebrity videos to advertise fake online stores and deceive buyers.
Source: ВКонтакте
- AdvisoryRussian Interior Ministry (MVD) · MinisterRussia
Russian MVD warns of AI videos with celebrities used to defraud buyers
The Russian Interior Ministry warned that buyers are being deceived with AI-generated videos featuring celebrities.
Source: Runet.news
- AdvisoryRussian Interior Ministry (MVD) · MinisterRussia
Russian MVD warns of AI celebrity likenesses used to deceive online shoppers
The Russian Interior Ministry warned that scammers use AI-generated images of celebrities to deceive buyers.
Source: INFOX.ru
- AdvisoryRussian Interior Ministry (MVD) · MinisterRussia
Russian MVD warns of AI celebrity images used to deceive buyers
The Russian Interior Ministry warned that fraudsters use AI-generated celebrity images to deceive buyers.
Source: RZN.info
- AdvisoryRussian Interior Ministry (MVD) · MinisterRussia
Russian MVD warns AI celebrity doubles are used to lure online scam victims
The Russian Interior Ministry warned that AI doubles of celebrities are being used as bait by online fraudsters.
Source: Ведомости Урал
- AdvisoryFBI Internet Crime Complaint Center · Security agencyUnited States
FBI warns scammers exploit 2026 midterms with AI impersonation of candidates
The FBI warned of fake PACs, candidate investment pools, bogus merchandise and fake voter registration, noting scammers use AI to create realistic voices, images and messages impersonating candidates and campaigns.
Source: FBI IC3
- AdvisoryFBI Internet Crime Complaint Center · Security agencyUnited States
FBI warns of law enforcement and government impersonation scams using AI on video calls
The FBI said scammers use AI to appear as officials on video calls, and reported nearly 61,000 government-impersonation complaints with losses over USD 1.6 billion between January 2025 and July 2026.
Source: FBI IC3
- WarningAustralian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) · RegulatorAustralia
ASIC warns scammers use AI to build networks of deepfake websites and endorsements
ASIC said deepfake videos of celebrities and politicians in investment scams rose sharply, removed over 19,400 scams in FY26 (up 182%), and advised that a simple online search is not enough to verify an offer.
Source: ASIC
- WarningINTERPOL · IntergovernmentalINT
INTERPOL report finds AI involved in 55% of reported cybercrime in Africa
INTERPOL's African Cyberthreat Assessment 2026 said AI is involved in 55% of reported cybercrimes, losses more than doubled to USD 484 million since 2024, and deepfakes and synthetic identities fuel sextortion and fraud.
Source: INTERPOL
- AdvisoryFBI Internet Crime Complaint Center · Security agencyUnited States
FBI warns scammers impersonate IC3 using deepfake videos of public figures
The FBI said recovery scammers use AI-generated deepfake videos of public figures, including a senior FBI leader, to promote fake IC3 complaint sites that harvest personal and financial data from past fraud victims.
Source: FBI IC3
- AdvisoryFederal Trade Commission · RegulatorUnited States
FTC consumer alert warns pet scams use AI-generated images and deepfakes
The FTC warned that scammers use AI-generated deepfakes and images of pets in fake emergency and donation schemes, and advised reverse image searches and avoiding gift card, crypto or wire payments.
Source: Federal Trade Commission
- WarningFinancial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) · RegulatorSouth Africa
South Africa's FSCA warns of deepfake videos of journalists promoting investment scam
The FSCA warned that AI-generated videos of journalist Maya Fisher-French and broadcaster Bruce Whitfield were used in social media ads promoting a 'Quantum AI' scheme promising unrealistic returns.
Source: Eyewitness News
- AdvisorySingapore Police Force · Security agencySingapore
Singapore police warn of deepfake Zoom scam impersonating senior government officials
Police said a victim lost at least S$4.9 million after a Zoom call whose participants, appearing to include the Prime Minister, were fabricated with deepfake AI, and warned that officials never ask for money transfers.
Source: Singapore Police Force
- WarningEuropol · IntergovernmentalEU
Europol IOCTA 2026 says AI, encryption and proxies are expanding cybercrime
Europol's Internet Organised Crime Threat Assessment said generative AI makes fraud more convincing, ransomware groups are adopting AI tools, and it expects cybercrime to become more automated with minimal human involvement.
Source: eucrim
- WarningFederal Office for Information Security (BSI) and Police Crime Prevention (ProPK) · Security agencyGermany
German BSI survey finds few internet users check AI-generated content as AI investment scams spread
BSI and police found only 19% of users check a source's credibility and 28% look for image inconsistencies, and warned of investment fraud using AI-made videos of celebrities.
Source: BSI
- WarningINTERPOL · IntergovernmentalINT
INTERPOL fraud assessment warns AI is industrialising global financial fraud
INTERPOL's Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment said AI-enhanced fraud is 4.5 times more profitable than traditional methods and that agentic AI tools can run entire fraud campaigns, from scouting to extortion.
Source: INTERPOL
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The most frequent attack types in this sector's case files over the last 12 months, and the AI products named in them.
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Latest stories on the wire
- A woman was arrested in the Tarn, France, for a fake double-debit scam on restaurants that used AI. NextPlz
- Korean report says repeated AI-driven attacks are targeting food companies' online stores while their security spending remains low. 아시아경제
- A woman was arrested in France over a fake double-debit scam that used AI against restaurants. Actu.fr
- Taiwanese e-commerce platform 91APP reportedly hacked by AI; experts fear follow-on scams. 大紀元
- La Dépêche reports AI-doctored photos and a fake duplicate-payment ruse used to get cash refunds from Tarn restaurants. ladepeche.fr
- Several restaurateurs in the Tarn, France, were scammed with an AI-generated bank proof and doctored photos to obtain refunds. letarnlibre.com
- Israel warns that AI is helping scammers during November shopping sales. Techora.ru