Impersonation/identity theft
AI Risk"Impersonation/identity theft - Theft of an individual, group or organisation’s identity by a third-party in order to defraud, mock or otherwise harm them."
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MITRISK-Abercrombie2024-58.01.02 - Impersonation/identity theft
"Impersonation/identity theft - Theft of an individual, group or organisation’s identity by a third-party in order to defraud, mock or otherwise harm them."
MITRISK-Li2025-66.01.01 - Impersonation / identity theft
"Theft of an individual, group or organisation’s identity by a third-party in order to defraud, mock or otherwise harm them or another party"
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A Collaborative, Human-Centred Taxonomy of AI, Algorithmic, and Automation Harms
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