Three foreign nationals have been charged in connection with an alleged international fraud scheme that federal prosecutors say used AI technology to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys and steal more than $129 million.
\n\nAccording to an indictment filed in the Southern District of New York, Jacob Soall, who went by “Rocky Balboa” and “Seba Clarke,” was arrested in Spain in June; Sharon Hazan, who used the nicknames “Superman Cash,” “Impossible Mission,” “Fat Boy” and “Ron,” was arrested in Spain in August; and Guy Sheetrit was arrested in the United Kingdom in September.
\n\nAll three are accused of participating in a scheme that ran from July 2024 to February 2026 involving the use of artificial intelligence to impersonate the voices and images of corporate executives and attorneys at major law firms to trick employees of several companies into transferring large sums of money to bank accounts controlled by the group, according to a press release from the U.S. attorney’s office.
\n\nThe trio and their co-conspirators would tell these employees — typically in accounting departments — they needed help with a confidential financial transaction and would use AI technology to mimic the company CEO’s voice, according to the press release.
\n\nThen, while…
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