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Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions

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Three foreign nationals were arrested and charged with using AI to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys, stealing over $129m globally.

Three foreign nationals—Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit—were arrested and charged in the US with using AI to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys.
The alleged fraud took place between 2024 and 2026, targeting employees to convince them to send large financial transactions.
Soall and Hazan were arrested in Spain, while Sheetrit was arrested in the United Kingdom.
The men stole more than $129m from companies worldwide, including hospital systems, banks, a mutual fund, a pet food company, and a tech firm.
Stolen funds were wired to bank accounts globally and then converted into cryptocurrency to conceal their source and ownership.
Soall and Hazan used multiple aliases, including "Seba Clarke," "Rocky Balboa," "Superman Cash," "Fat Boy," and "Ron."
The defendants have been charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money-laundering conspiracy, and aggravated identity theft.