UK firm hit by HK$200m deep fake fraud issues warning

After being the victim of a $25.6m deep fake fraud earlier this year in Hong Kong, Arup's global chief information officer warns about a rise in number and sophistication of such attacks in recent months.

By Andrew Tjaardstra

May 20, 2024

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It has been revealed that British design and engineering firm Arup, which has had an office in Hong Kong since 1976, was the company involved in a deepfake scam in the Special Administrative Region (SAR) earlier this year.

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