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  "id": 18426358,
  "title": "3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs, attorneys to steal $129 mil.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-attorneys-to-steal",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-06T02:52:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20261106/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-attorneys-to-steal-129-mil"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Three individuals, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft for their involvement in an AI-based scheme that impersonated CEOs and attorneys to steal approximately $129 million over a period of over a year and a half. Their targets included numerous companies worldwide, such as hospital systems in Missouri and California, a bank in Rhode Island, a financial technology company in the United Kingdom, a mutual fund company in Massachusetts, and a pet food company in Florida. The defendants are from Spain, the UK, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates, and they are also charged with money laundering. The case remains sealed in court records.",
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        "outlet": "CityNews",
        "title": "3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-attorneys-to-18438467",
        "published": "2026-11-06T02:37:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-attorneys-to",
        "published": "2026-11-06T02:37:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "SecurityWeek",
        "title": "3 Charged in Scheme to Use AI to Impersonate CEOs and Attorneys to Steal $129 Million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/3-charged-in-scheme-to-use-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-attorneys-to-18430575",
        "published": "2026-11-06T03:03:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "US accuses trio of using AI to impersonate CEOs and lawyers to steal US$129 million",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/us-accuses-trio-of-using-ai-to-impersonate-ceos-and-lawyers-to-steal",
        "published": "2026-11-06T05:43:32.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}