On June 25, 2025, Latvian public figure Liene Cipule reported being targeted by a deepfake video using her avatar and voice to spread false information.

Cyber & Information WarfareInformation OperationsDeepfakes, manipulated media

Aggressor

Summary

Latvian figure Liene Cipule publicly disclosed encountering a deepfake video in which an avatar resembling her and mimicking her voice with matching lip movements spoke nonsense for several minutes. She clarified that she is not mentally ill and that this video was created by someone using her likeness to spread false information. The deepfake video was posted on social media by an account named Curtis Roger baokhoa 8250, with misleading content urging viral spreading. Cipule warned her followers to be cautious about false news created with artificial intelligence.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event explicitly describes hostile use of AI-generated deepfake media to falsify a person of interest's identity and spread disinformation, constituting aggressor activity in cyberspace. No defensive measures are mentioned, so only aggressor classification applies.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1937790367451250988

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: admin_quick
Submitted: Feb 1, 2026, 00:14 UTC
Last updated: Nov 9, 2026, 00:18 UTC
Event time: Jun 25, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "event_time_utc": "2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": null,
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
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  "updated_at": "2026-11-09T00:18:27.728Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: HighIndependence confirmedTime: Same dayLocation: Regional

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jun 25, 2025, 00:00 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Latvia

Primary actor

Curtis Roger baokhoa 8250

Country

Latvia

Countries

Latvia

Tags

deepfakes, disinformation, AI-manipulated media, Latvia, persona misuse, cyberpsychological operations

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