The Ultra-Realistic AI Face Swapping Platform Driving Romance Scams
ID: f9af5dd7-0295-5552-88ce-a446fc276d8c
STIX ID: report--f9af5dd7-0295-5552-88ce-a446fc276d8c
Feed Name: WIRED Security
Date Published: 2025-12-18
Date Updated: 2026-04-26
Author: Matt Burgess, Lily Hay Newman, Zeyi Yang
The report examines Haotian, a face-swapping AI app promoted via Telegram and integrated with major messaging platforms, which is allegedly leveraged by Southeast Asian scam operations to conduct video-based impersonation in fraud schemes. Cryptocurrency tracing suggests the service received at least $3.9M, including funds linked to sanctioned scam marketplaces, reflecting the growing use of deepfake tools as a tactic in the region’s broader cybercrime ecosystem.
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