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US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million

US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million
South China Morning Post Friday 06 November 2026, 05:43 UTC By Associated Press 1 min read
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Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and lawyers to steal about US$129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday. Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a US District Court in New York. Their victims included hospital...

Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and lawyers to steal about US$129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday. Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a US District Court in New York. Their victims included hospital...
US (LOCATION) AI (ORG) Jacob Soall (PERSON) Sharon Hazan (PERSON) Guy Sheetrit (PERSON) District Court (ORG) New York (LOCATION)
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