A livestream featuring a deepfake of Apple CEO Tim Cook, a cryptocurrency hoax, aired on YouTube amid the livestream of the latest iPhone launch.
One of the scam streams on September 9 shared on X was found to have used an AI to spoof Cook by asking viewers to send Bitcoin, Ether Tether , Dogecoin to “donation address” claiming Apple will send double the amount back
AI is getting WAY too good
355k people watching a fake “apple” account on @youtube that’s promoting a massive crypto scam lol
The reason there are so many viewers is because the keynote today at 12pm cst@YouTubeCreators pic.twitter.com/O2ufpxdKnF
— BearPig
(@BearPigCentral) September 9, 2024
YouTube support team acknowledged this scam inPost X and encourage users to help report the video.
Currently, there are no scam videos.Can be usedAny further and the related account has been closed.
refer : cointelegraph.com
picture abcnews.go.com
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