British Engineering Company confirmed Employee Duped in Transfering HK$200m (£20m)

November 23, 2024

INCIDENT

The British engineering company Arup has confirmed it was the victim of a deepfake fraud after an employee was duped into sending HK$200m (£20m) to criminals by an artificial intelligence-generated video call.

Incident Date

February 1, 2024

Estimated Cost


No cost values disclosed.

Victims

Type of Malware

No Malware identified

Threat Source

No threat source identified