Ahmedabad Aadhaar Fraud Racket Reportedly Used Purportedly AI-Generated Deepfakes to Change Businessman's Linked Mobile Number
Ahmedabad Cyber Crime police reportedly arrested four people after businessman Amit Patel alleged that his Aadhaar-linked mobile number had been changed without consent. Police reportedly said the accused allegedly used purportedly AI-generated deepfake videos made from Patel's photo to bypass facial authentication, access DigiLocker/e-KYC services, open bank accounts, and apply for loans.
- Date it happened
- 2026-04-28
- Organisation involved
- Scammers, Mohammad Kaif Iqbalbhai Patel, Kanubhai Bahadursinh Parmar, Deep Maheshbhai Gupta, Ashish Rajendrabhai Waland
- Product, system or model
- Deepfake technology, True Credits, RKBansal, EarlySalary, DigiLocker, Aadhaar-linked e-KYC systems, Aadhaar facial authentication system, Aadhaar
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