Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after an employee of engineering consultant Arup was tricked by deepfake imagery and sound into sending criminals HK$200m (US$25m) earlier this year.
Arup confirmed last week to The Guardian that it was the victim of the theft, after Hong Kong police notified media of the crime in February, without naming the company targeted.
Then, police superintendent Baron Chan told Hong Kong broadcaster RTHK that the employee received a message purportedly from the company’s chief financial officer inviting them to a video conference to discuss confidential transactions that had to be made.
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