AI Incident Database - Incident 1241
Source evidence cited by public records. This page shows where the source is used, its trust tier, and when it was last checked in the seed.
Records using this source
- deepfake-technology-developers
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
deepfake-technology-developers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- scammers
entity | 4 July 2026 | 70%
scammers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- family-of-unnamed-malaysian-minor-in-sextortion-attempt
entity | 19 Oct 2025 | 70%
family-of-unnamed-malaysian-minor-in-sextortion-attempt - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- general-public-of-malaysia
entity | 19 Oct 2025 | 70%
general-public-of-malaysia - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unknown-criminal-actors-operating-on-telegram
entity | 19 Oct 2025 | 70%
unknown-criminal-actors-operating-on-telegram - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unknown-sextortionists
entity | 19 Oct 2025 | 70%
unknown-sextortionists - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unnamed-malaysian-minor-in-sextortion-attempt
entity | 19 Oct 2025 | 70%
unnamed-malaysian-minor-in-sextortion-attempt - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Purported AI-Generated Video Reportedly Used in RM5,800 (~$1,400) Sextortion Attempt Targeting Malaysian Minor via Telegram
event | 19 Oct 2025 | 78%
A Malaysian family reported that scammers used purported AI-generated explicit video content to target their teenage son in a sextortion attempt. The perpetrators allegedly contacted the boy via Telegram, sending manipulated footage that depicted him in compromising situations and demanding RM5,800 (~$1,400) to prevent its release. The family alerted authorities and warned others about the growing use of generative AI in targeting minors.