US government building displays deepfake video after hacking
Hackers breached display systems at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters and displayed an AI-generated deepfake video on multiple monitors. The video had been circulating on social media and HUD announced an investigation into the unauthorized breach.
What happened
Hackers breached the display systems at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) headquarters in Washington and showed an AI-generated deepfake video on multiple monitors.
The video depicted President Donald Trump in a compromising situation with Elon Musk and was captioned "LONG LIVE THE REAL KING," a reference to a Trump post on Truth Social. The video had been circulating on social media for several days before the incident.
Reported impact
The video was displayed on monitors at HUD headquarters on Monday morning, with HUD announcing an investigation into the unauthorized use of government resources.
HUD representatives called the incident an "abuse of funds paid by taxpayers."
Governance controls
HUD announced it would conduct an investigation into the security breach and the unauthorized display.
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