AI-powered Truman Show operation industrializes investment fraud

Security researchers have uncovered a highly sophisticated, AI-assisted investment fraud operation in which victims are drawn into a personalized Truman Show-style controlled reality.

Check Point discovered the scam in October 2025 after observing victims being targeted via SMS and messaging apps.

What it subsequently found was an extensive, reusable fraud operation featuring mobile applications, attacker-controlled backend infrastructure and AI-assisted social engineering.

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