Head of Romania’s central bank ‘deepfaked’ by scammers
NBR says fraudsters’ use of AI-generated video points to increasing risks from manipulated imagery
The governor of the National Bank of Romania has been targeted in a deepfake video that appears to show him encouraging people to invest in a financial scam.
The central bank said in a statement on February 5 that the video – which features Mugur Isârescu’s manipulated image and voice – had been posted on social networks.
A central bank spokesperson tells Central Banking that the fake video had appeared on Facebook as paid advertising. “Since Facebook allows these posts without considering them
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