AI incident #1664 ·

Broadway Performer and SiriusXM Host Seth Rudetsky Reportedly Lost Facebook Page Access in Purportedly AI-Assisted Scam Impersonating Comedian Nikki Glaser

What happened

Broadway performer and SiriusXM host Seth Rudetsky reportedly received a personalized invitation purportedly from comedian Nikki Glaser's podcast. After scammers guided him through Facebook permissions during a supposed technical setup, he lost access to his page; he said a former marketing company was also compromised. Reporting described the invitation as most likely AI-composed.

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News reports (1)

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  1. Inside the Fake Celebrity Podcast Scam Fooling Hollywood
    hollywoodreporter.com · Seth Abramovitch · AIID #7862

Who was involved

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Scammers, Cybercriminals
Alleged harmed party
Targets Of Fraudulent Professional Opportunities, Social Media Users, Seth Rudetsky, Public Figures, Nikki Glaser, Facebook Users, Epistemic Integrity, Companies

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