South Korean woman defrauded $51k via deepfake Musk video; highlights need for improved anti-deepfake legislation in South Korea.

A South Korean woman named Jeong Ji-sun was defrauded out of $51,000 after receiving a deepfake video of Elon Musk on Instagram. The scammer, pretending to be Musk, persuaded her to invest 70 million won ($51,000) in the scheme. The case highlights the need for improved legislation in South Korea to address deepfake scams and other romance scams, as current laws lack provisions to prevent such crimes.