Ledger / Apr 2024
LastPass employee targeted with deepfake CEO voice call
Confirmed
LastPass published the incident and called it an audio deepfake.
An employee received WhatsApp calls, texts and a voicemail using an audio deepfake of the CEO, with urgency pressure. The employee recognised the signs and reported it; no impact.
“Attempted Audio Deepfake Call Targets LastPass Employee”LastPass
Sources
- Attempted Audio Deepfake Call Targets LastPass EmployeeLastPass · 10 Apr 2024 · primary source
- Date
- Apr 2024
- Disclosed
- 10 Apr 2024
- Actor
- unknown (criminal), as attributed by LastPass
- Targets
- LastPass employee
- What the AI did
- Deepfake, Social engineering
- Model
- unspecified voice-clone/deepfake tool
- Model family
- Deepfake / voice
- Model basis
- stated by victim
- Autonomy
- assist
- Outcome
- Blocked; employee ignored WhatsApp calls and messages and reported them.