Deepfake and AI crimes

Freedom of Information (FOI) Act request ref: 24/1481

Version Date: 09/02/2024

The Performance Analysis Department have provided the following information:

Question 1

For all crimes that fall under the Home Office offence group of stalking and harassment between January 1 2015 and December 31 2023, inclusive of both dates, please provide the number of crimes that include the keywords “deepfake”, “deep fake”, “artificial intelligence”, “AI” and “synthetic media” in the modus operandi report. Please also provide the dates of each of these incidents took place and an annual breakdown of how prevalent each of the keywords were. If you have a flag for online/cyber crimes, please tell me how many of these crimes were flagged as such. 

Date	Offence description	Cyber crime flag present?	Keyword
August 2023	Harassment	Yes	AI

For the most recent 100 crimes, please provide the contents of the modus operandi report 

Occurrence summary

Yunex mal comms

Question 2

For all crimes that fall under the Home Office offence group of blackmail between January 1 2015 and December 31 2023, inclusive of both dates, please provide the number of crimes that include the keywords “deepfake”, “deep fake”, “artificial intelligence”, “AI” and “synthetic media” in the modus operandi report. Please also provide the dates of each of these incidents took place and an annual breakdown of how prevalent each of the keywords were. If you have a flag for online/cyber crimes, please tell me how many of these crimes were flagged as such.

Date	Offence description	Cyber crime flag present?	Keyword
December 2022	Blackmail	No	Deepfake

For the most recent 100 crimes, please provide the contents of the modus operandi report

 

Occurrence summary

Unknown offender gained access to victim;s computer after victim downloaded items from internet. Suspect sent email threatening to make deepfake video of victim and sent it to all his contacts, social media contact ane email contacts if vitim did not pay $1205. Victim reported to Action Fraud who passed it to police. Victim has not replied to numerous attempts to contact him from police.

Question 3

For all crimes that fall under the Home Office offence group of sexual offences between January 1 2015 and December 31 2023, inclusive of both dates, please provide the number of crimes that include the keywords “deepfake”, “deep fake”, “artificial intelligence”, “AI” and “synthetic media” in the modus operandi report. Please also provide the details of each of these incidents took place and an annual breakdown of how prevalent each of the keywords were. If you have a flag for online/cyber crimes, please tell me how many of these crimes were flagged as such.

 

Date	Offence description	Cyber crime flag present?	Keyword
January 2023	Sexual Offences	Yes	Deepfake
February 2023	Sexual Offences	No	AI

For the most recent 100 crimes, please provide the contents of the modus operandi report 

Occurrence summary

Crime transfer from Dyfed Powys Police which relates to an allegation of  inciting a child to engage in sexual communication

Malcious communication