TLDR InfoSec · ATTACKS & VULNERABILITIES
FINANCE WORKER PAYS OUT $25 MILLION AFTER CALL WITH DEEPFAKE CFO
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An employee at a multinational financial firm fell for a social engineer attack that led them to remit $200 million Hong Kong dollars. The employee was suspicious when they originally received the communication from the UK-based CFO but was convinced after a call with the CFO and several colleagues, who all turned out to be deepfakes.