Prosecutors filed an indictment Sunday against Nicky Sokolov, 20, of Zur Yitzhak, for allegedly using artificial intelligence to impersonate dozens of Israelis and steal hundreds of thousands of shekels. Additional charges include taking over a victim's phone line and charging her credit card, as well as hacking a business's payment system to make dozens of fraudulent transactions, according to i24.
The State Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment Sunday against Nicky Sokolov, 20, of Zur Yitzhak, on charges of impersonating dozens of Israelis using artificial intelligence and stealing hundreds of thousands of shekels. According to i24, the indictment comes more than a month after Sokolov was arrested upon landing in Israel. In addition to the AI-based fraud, Sokolov faces two additional charges: taking over a victim's phone line and making charges on her credit card, and hacking into a business's payment system to execute dozens of fraudulent transactions. The case is one of the most sophisticated fraud schemes uncovered in recent years, the indictment alleges.
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