for everyone · October 30, 2026

The 95 million euro voice

A bank chairman got a fake CEO message. The voice of the lawyer who called was AI.

According to Reuters, 95 million euros left Intesa Sanpaolo's Fideuram unit.

In short

According to Reuters, 95 million euros left Intesa Sanpaolo's Fideuram unit in a fake-CEO scam that used an AI-cloned voice. Defense: agree on a family code word, hang up and call back from your contacts, and require a second approval at work.

Today's script

A bank chairman got a fake CEO message. The voice of the lawyer who called was AI. According to Reuters, 95 million euros left Intesa Sanpaolo's Fideuram unit. More than half was recovered. 36 million is still missing. How easy is voice cloning? The voice in this video is my clone too. I read a 90-second script. That was enough for ElevenLabs' Instant Voice Clone. Defense one: set a code word with your family. The FBI recommends this too. Defense two: hang up and call back on the number in your contacts. At work, a second approval is a must. Try it yourself: send this message to your family group now. Agree on the code word out loud today. Tomorrow: iPhones can't be hacked? Nobody signed up for a $300,000 prize.