Scammers used AI-generated deepfake audio to impersonate a UK energy firm’s CEO, tricking an employee into transferring €220,000, exposing deepfakes as a corporate cybersecurity threat.

The claim that scammers used AI-generated deepfake audio to impersonate a UK energy firm's CEO and trick an employee into transferring €220,000 is accurate. According to reports from reputable sources like Forbes and Trend Micro, the CEO of an unnamed UK-based energy firm was deceived by a deepfake audio that mimicked the voice of his boss, leading to a fraudulent transfer of €220,000 to a Hungarian bank account Forbes Trend Micro. This incident highlights the growing threat of deepfake technology in corporate cybersecurity, as it can be used to create convincing audio impersonations that facilitate scams Sophos.