AI Incident Database - Incident 913
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.
- cnn
entity | 25 June 2026 | 70%
cnn - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- brouteurs
entity | 8 July 2025 | 70%
brouteurs - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- yahoo-boys
entity | 8 July 2025 | 70%
yahoo-boys - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- scammers-in-nigeria
entity | 21 Apr 2025 | 70%
scammers-in-nigeria - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- news-organizations-impersonated-by-scammers
entity | 27 Jan 2025 | 70%
news-organizations-impersonated-by-scammers - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- scammers-from-ghana
entity | 27 Jan 2025 | 70%
scammers-from-ghana - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- scammers-from-west-africa
entity | 27 Jan 2025 | 70%
scammers-from-west-africa - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- teenagers-targeted-in-sextortion-scams
entity | 27 Jan 2025 | 70%
teenagers-targeted-in-sextortion-scams - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- unnamed-victims-in-sextortion-schemes
entity | 27 Jan 2025 | 70%
unnamed-victims-in-sextortion-schemes - organisation named in the AI Incident Database harm index.
- Yahoo Boys Allegedly Using AI-Generated News Videos to Blackmail Sextortion Victims
event | 27 Jan 2025 | 78%
Scammers, allegedly linked to the Yahoo Boys, are using AI-generated news videos to blackmail victims in sextortion schemes. The videos impersonate news organizations, featuring fabricated reports that accuse victims of crimes, including explicit content distribution. Tutorials for creating these clips are reportedly shared on Telegram, with scammers leveraging the fake broadcasts to pressure victims into paying.