Hackers Try Steal Money, Personal Information From Executives at the World’s Largest Advertising Company Using a Deepfake of the CEO

As deepfakes become more prevalent, phishing attacks on companies have become more complex and harder to identify.

Last week, at the largest advertising agency in the world, London-based communications and advertising firm WPP, hackers attempted to solicit money from employees by using the voice and likeness of the company’s CEO.

Hackers used WPP CEO Mark Read’s public photo to connect to a fake WhatsApp account to schedule a Microsoft Teams video call with company executives.

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On the call,

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