Three Men Charged With Using AI to Impersonate CEOs and Steal $129 Million
Prosecutors allege Jacob Soall, Sharon Hazan, and Guy Sheetrit used AI-generated voices and images to trick employees into transferring funds.
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First reported by South China Morning Post, 5h 39m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
The story so far
5 publishers have covered this in 5 articles since 6 Nov 2026. South China Morning Post published first, on 6 November at 05:43 UTC; CBS News followed 5h 39m later. The most recent article, from The Guardian US, appeared on 6 November at 21:20 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: CBS News (major outlet), The Guardian US (major outlet), South China Morning Post, Quartz, Inc..
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- South China Morning PostUS accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million
- CBS News3 charged with using AI to steal some $129 million from companies
- QuartzThree charged with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal about $129 million
- Inc.FBI Warns Businesses After a $129 Million Fake-CEO Scheme. The Caller Wasn’t the Only Impostor
- The Guardian USThree men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions
Sources
Every article we clustered into this story. Headlines link to the publisher.
- Three men charged in US with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal millions The Guardian US ·
- 3 charged with using AI to steal some $129 million from companies CBS News ·
- FBI Warns Businesses After a $129 Million Fake-CEO Scheme. The Caller Wasn’t the Only Impostor Inc.
- Three charged with using AI to impersonate CEOs and steal about $129 million Quartz
- US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million South China Morning Post
In this story
- Jacob Soall
- Sharon Hazan
- Guy Sheetrit
- US Department of Justice