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AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say

MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million ($108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy's biggest lender ​Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI), opens new tab, two sources familiar ...

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AI involvement
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AI involvement

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AI used by attackers

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    reuters.com via AI Incident Database: AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say (opens a new tab)

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    AI Incident Database incident 1749 (opens a new tab)

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KEVWire. (2026, October 13). AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-ai-messaging-scam-costs-italys-top-bank-intesa-millions-sources-say-2026-09-25-5da1ec15720f

MLA

"AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say." KEVWire, 13 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/aiid-ai-messaging-scam-costs-italys-top-bank-intesa-millions-sources-say-2026-09-25-5da1ec15720f.

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KEVWire. "AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say." Last modified October 13, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-ai-messaging-scam-costs-italys-top-bank-intesa-millions-sources-say-2026-09-25-5da1ec15720f.

Evidence summary (plain text)

AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say (Oct 13, 2026).
MILAN, Sept 25 (Reuters) - Fraudsters using AI to impersonate senior executives stole €95 million ($108 million) from Fideuram, the private banking arm of Italy's biggest lender ​Intesa Sanpaolo (ISP.MI), opens new tab, two sources familiar ...
AI classification: offense; evidence: reported. The source describes people using AI to carry out or assist harmful activity. AI Incident Database reports this; it is not independently confirmed here.
Sources:
reuters.com via AI Incident Database: AI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources say: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/ai-messaging-scam-costs-italys-top-bank-intesa-millions-sources-say-2026-09-25/
AI Incident Database incident 1749: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1749/
AI Incident Database syndication feed: https://incidentdatabase.ai/rss.xml
Record ID: aiid-ai-messaging-scam-costs-italys-top-bank-intesa-millions-sources-say-2026-09-25-5da1ec15720f.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Reported; not independently confirmed here.
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