THREAT INTELLIGENCE

Deepfake Incident Database

A live census of publicly reported deepfake and synthetic-media incidents — sort, filter and trace how attack types are trending across targets and time.
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Last 7 days24generated deepfakes▲ 20% vs prior 7d
Last 30 days90generated deepfakes▼ 48% vs prior 30d
Last 365 days1.5Kgenerated deepfakes▲ 116% vs prior 365d
Incidents2.2Kin period
Direct losses$1.3B153 incidents with verified losses
Media coverage4.6Kreports
Estimated reach633.3Bpotential monthly audience
Monthly incidents by attack type

Recorded threat activity

Solid = recorded · dashed = projected next 30 days
08216424532707/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26Next 30d
Weekly incidents

By victim

Recorded incidents
0183654722026-05-18: 72 incidentsMay 182026-05-25: 52 incidents2026-06-01: 50 incidentsJun 12026-06-08: 53 incidents2026-06-15: 57 incidentsJun 152026-06-22: 49 incidents2026-06-29: 62 incidentsJun 292026-07-06: 37 incidents2026-07-13: 36 incidentsJul 132026-07-20: 12 incidents2026-07-27: 20 incidentsJul 272026-08-03: 27 incidents2026-08-10: 15 incidentsAug 102026-08-17: 22 incidents
Intensity

Attack type heatmap

Monthly recorded incidents
09/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
CSAM23141821132321381796
NCII5891396783329913
Corporate fraud477849137106148
Consumer fraud1012162681581148373625
Political disinformation5161526111632158269267
Brand & reputation202842461252412911672498
Cross-analysis

Incident pivot

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Attack typeEnterprise/corporateGeneral publicGovernment/public sectorInstitutionalPrivate individualPublic figure / celebrityTotal
Brand & reputation118582442107403752
CSAM01012298239
Consumer fraud21010024425372
Corporate fraud1420191635185
NCII1221139111256
Political disinformation311989713212443
By modality2.2K
2.2K

Video38%

Image37%

Audio19%

Text4%

Unknown1%

By victim2.2K
2.2K

Public figure / celebrity34%

Private individual33%

General public13%

Enterprise/corporate12%

Government/public sector6%

Institutional3%

By impact2.2K

Low70%

Medium13%

High12%

Critical4%

Minimal1%

By target2.2K

Public figures1K

Private individual685

Employees156

Brands130

Government127

Institutional116

Voice relevance2.2K

Medium842

Low723

High589

Unknown93

Attack type2.2K

Brand & reputation752

Political disinformation443

Consumer fraud372

NCII256

CSAM239

Corporate fraud185

Financial harm

Monthly verified direct losses

Reported losses shown in USD
$0$25M$50M$75M$100M07/2508/2509/2510/2511/2512/2501/2602/2603/2604/2605/2606/2607/2608/26
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DateTargetIncidentAttackImpactReports
Elon MuskReported Deepfake Scams Impersonating Elon Musk for Crypto CasinosConsumer fraudMinimal1Private individualReported: Deepfake Ads Funnel Investors Into WhatsApp Groups Controlled by Fake Financial AnalystsConsumer fraudMedium1Nirmala SitharamanReported deepfake Nirmala Sitharaman video allegedly dupes Hyderabad woman of Rs 71.84 lakhConsumer fraudMedium1Private individualMeta (NASDAQ: META) Promoted Deepfake Nudity App That Bypassed Platform Safety SystemsNCIIHigh1prominent US political figureMeta, Apple remove Kromix AI ‘nudify’ app over deepfake concernsNCIIHigh1Rafał BrzoskaReported AI-generated deepfakes falsely suggest Polish billionaire Rafał Brzoska detained by policeBrand & reputationHigh1senior diplomatsPolish radio website hacked with fake story about annexing Czech land. The wider campaign impersonated senior diplomats and used AI-generated material to turn a genuine border issue into a bogus annexation threat.Political disinformationHigh1Successful Kickstarter founderUser reports potential Kickstarter scam with alleged AI-generated text and impersonationCorporate fraudMinimal1