A British multinational design and engineering company, Arup, has confirmed that it was the target of a deepfake scam that led to one of its Hong Kong employees paying out $25 million to fraudsters.
A spokesperson for Arup told CNN on Friday that it notified Hong Kong police in January about the fraud incident and confirmed that fake voices and images were used.
Hong Kong police said in February that the employee was duped into attending a video call with people he believed were the chief financial officer and other members of staff, but all of whom turned out to be deepfake re-creations.
Arup, was responsible for world-famous buildings including the Bird's Nest stadium, site of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
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