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Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ

Three people face charges alleging they schemed to use artificial intelligence to defraud companies of nearly $130 million, federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Thursday. Jacob Soall, who called himself "Rocky Balboa," Sharon Hazan a ...

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AI involvement not assessed

The source does not establish attacker AI use.

Sources

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    abcnews.com via AI Incident Database: Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ (opens a new tab)

    The article reports an incident involving an AI system. It is reporting, not independently confirmed.

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  2. Reporting

    AI Incident Database incident 1798 (opens a new tab)

    The database entry that groups the reports of this incident.

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KEVWire. (2026, November 7). Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-story-6180d842f651

MLA

"Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ." KEVWire, 7 Nov. 2026, kevwire.com/record/aiid-story-6180d842f651.

Chicago

KEVWire. "Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ." Last modified November 7, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/aiid-story-6180d842f651.

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Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ (Nov 7, 2026).
Three people face charges alleging they schemed to use artificial intelligence to defraud companies of nearly $130 million, federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced Thursday.

Jacob Soall, who called himself "Rocky Balboa," Sharon Hazan a ...
Sources:
abcnews.com via AI Incident Database: Trio used AI to impersonate corporate execs, defrauding companies of nearly $130 million: DOJ: https://abcnews.com/US/trio-ai-impersonate-corporate-execs-defrauding-companies-130/story?id=137894421
AI Incident Database incident 1798: https://incidentdatabase.ai/cite/1798/
AI Incident Database syndication feed: https://incidentdatabase.ai/rss.xml
Record ID: aiid-story-6180d842f651.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
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