A man named Fu used AI face-swapping software to bypass facial recognition systems on financial platforms, illegally accessing 23 victims' accounts and stealing 15,996 yuan after purchasing over 1.95 million pieces of personal information online.
In Nanjing, Xuanwu District People's Court tried a case involving AI face-swapping fraud. The defendant Fu illegally obtained over 1.95 million pieces of citizen personal information through online purchases and used AI face-swapping software to bypass facial recognition authentication on financial payment platforms. Fu successfully logged into 23 victims' financial platform payment accounts using the face recognition method. He illegally changed the payment passwords and bound phone numbers of 5 people, and used 1 person's payment account to purchase two mobile phones, totaling 15,996 yuan. During the process, Fu attempted to use AI face-swapping to break through multiple financial payment platforms' facial recognition authentication systems, but only succeeded on one platform due to security vulnerabilities. The prosecutor explained that through technical integration, AI generates dynamic videos with head movements and mouth opening that can bypass financial platform defenses. In October 2024, the court sentenced Fu to 4 years and 6 months in prison for violating citizens' personal information and credit card fraud, requiring him to pay 15,996 yuan in public interest damages, delete all stored personal information, and publicly apologize in national news media. The financial platform has since completed security improvements.
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Using AI systems to gain a personal advantage over others such as through cheating, fraud, scams, blackmail or targeted manipulation of beliefs or behavior. Examples include AI-facilitated plagiarism for research or education, impersonating a trusted or fake individual for illegitimate financial benefit, or creating humiliating or sexual imagery.
Human
Due to a decision or action made by humans
Intentional
Due to an expected outcome from pursuing a goal
Post-deployment
Occurring after the AI model has been trained and deployed