3 charged in scheme to use AI to impersonate CEOs and attorneys to steal $129 million

The Daniel Patrick Moynihan Courthouse is shown, Nov. 20, 2017, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) NEW YORK (AP) — Three people accused of using artificial intelligence to impersonate corporate executives and attorneys to steal about $129 million have been indicted on charges of wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, prosecutors said Thursday. Over more than a year and a half, Jacob Soall, 41, Sharon Hazan, 54, and Guy Sheetrit, 42, targeted thousands of companies across the world in their AI scheme, according to the indictment filed in a U.S.

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