A Ferrari executive received WhatsApp messages and then a call that convincingly mimicked CEO Benedetto Vigna's voice, from an unknown number, claiming an urgent confidential acquisition requiring a currency-hedge transaction and an immediate NDA. The caller reproduced Vigna's southern-Italian accent well enough to be plausible.
AIC-0014 S3 · Serious
Ferrari executive targeted by deepfake CEO voice
- Harm
- Attempted high-value financial fraud against Ferrari; no funds lost.
- Detection
- The executive tested the caller by asking the title of a book Vigna had recently recommended; the impersonator could not answer and hung up.
- Outcome
- Fraud thwarted before any transfer. Ferrari reportedly opened an internal investigation.
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