The 78-year-old London-based architecture and design company Arup has a lot of accolades. With more than 18,000 employees spread over 34 offices worldwide, its accomplishments include designing the renowned Sydney Opera House and Manchester’s Etihad Stadium. Currently, it is engaged in building the La Sagrada Familia construction in Spain. It is now the most recent victim of a deepfake scam that has cost millions of dollars.
Earlier this year, CNN Business reported that an employee at Arup’s Hong Kong office was duped into a video chat with deepfakes of the company’s CFO and other employees. After dismissing his initial reservations, the employee eventually sent $25.6 million (200 million Hong Kong dollars) to the scammers over 15 transactions.
He later realised he had been duped after checking with the design company’s U.K. headquarters. The ordeal lasted a week, from when the employee was notified to when the company started looking into the matter.
“We can confirm that fake voices and images were used,” a spokesperson at Arup told a local media outlet. “Our financial stability and business operations were not affected and none of our in
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