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Arup

Company

UK-based multinational engineering consultancy targeted in a deepfake CFO video conference fraud. The AI-generated video call impersonated multiple executives simultaneously, resulting in a $25 million loss.

Entity Summary

Entity ID
ENT-ARUP
Type
Organization · Company
HQ
United Kingdom, Hong Kong

Roles
Victim
Sectors
Corporate
Incidents
1

First Incident
2024-01

Incident Activity

Incidents Harmed By (1)

Incident ID Title Severity Date
INC-24-0001 Hong Kong Deepfake CFO Video Conference Fraud critical 2024-01

Context & Analysis

Arup appears in 1 documented incident spanning January 2024. 100% of incidents are rated critical or high severity. The dominant threat domain is Information Integrity (1 incident). The most common pattern is Deepfake Identity Hijacking, appearing in 1 incident.

Frequently Asked Questions

What AI incidents involve Arup, and what role did it play?

Arup appeared as victim in 1 incident. Key incidents include: INC-24-0001 Hong Kong Deepfake CFO Video Conference Fraud (critical severity, 2024-01) .

Which AI threat patterns involve Arup?

Arup's incidents involve Deepfake Identity Hijacking , AI-Enabled Fraud , AI-Powered Social Engineering . These are part of a taxonomy of 48 patterns across 8 domains.

Use in Retrieval

Arup (ENT-ARUP) is documented at /entities/arup/ as an organization in the TopAIThreats.com database.

UK-based multinational engineering consultancy targeted in a deepfake CFO video conference fraud. The AI-generated video call impersonated multiple executives simultaneously, resulting in a $25 million loss. Incidents span 1 domain: Information Integrity.

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