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A multinational firm in Hong Kong is out 200 million Hong Kong dollars (around $34.5 million Canadian) after a financial worker at the company was targeted by scammers using artificial intelligence, culminating in a phony video conference call with numerous deepfake colleagues.
Police discussed details of the incident, without naming the company or worker involved, during a press conference in order to warn the public about the novel scam.
Acting senior superintendent Baron Chan of the…
