Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO

Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by viraptor on Monday February 05, 2024 @06:21AM (#39259960)

When you get to choose a potentially career limiting move by speaking to a CFO or a freedom limiting move by doing a potentially illegal thing they say... It may be a good idea to do the first one unless you're in really bad situation with work availability.

If they can throw you under a bus because you raise a valid issue, what are the chances they'll protect you when some fraud paperwork gets signed by the IT dept (so you).

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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by roughly on Monday February 05, 2024 @05:56PM (#39268375)

Also if they throw you under the bus because you refused to break company policy, you can sue them for wrongful termination.

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Re:Finance worker pays out $25M after VC with deepfake CFO by citizenpaul on Thursday February 08, 2024 @06:17PM (#39309150)

I'm just saying the problem is basically systemic. Powerful people in charge are going to do what they are going to do. Very few will voluntarily place restriction upon themselves even for their own good. The person that sent the money probably did it because the CFO had a history of acting like a child/irrationally/short fuse.

Very few CEOs are going to make people feel comfortable telling them no.

My anecdotes were to illustrate its widespread if I've personally encountered it multiple times. Also just to entertain.

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