New cyber threat report by the Israel Internet Association (ISOC-IL) - *Algorithmic Scams: How AI and Social Media Enable Financial Fraud* In this new cyber threat report, ISOC-IL’s Internet Safety Hotline exposes and analyzes a new wave of sophisticated financial scams that exploit artificial intelligence (AI) tools and social media algorithms to deceive Israeli users en masse. The report, based on hundreds of user reports to the Internet Safety Hotline between 2023 and 2025, outlines how fraudsters deploy deepfake videos, impersonate public figures, and exploit paid advertising platforms - particularly Meta’s paid ads and publishing tools - to target vulnerable users with hyper-personalized financial fraud campaigns. Download the full report here - https://en.isoc.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Algorithmic-Scams-2025-ISO... These "algorithmic scams" are not only more persuasive but also harder to detect, abusing generative AI and social media features like dynamic ads, ad cloaking, and weak to nonexistent verification processes and local social media regulation. The report shows how Israeli users are led from visually credible legitimate ads (often featuring Israeli celebrities or politicians) to fake investment or product sites, where they are manipulated into sharing personal and financial data or making direct deposits they can never recover. *The threat analysis identifies 4 main stages of the fraud campaign "marketing funnel" -* Fake Social Media Pages and Hijacked Accounts Personalized Deepfake (AI) Videos Tailored to Fit Target Audiences Fake Ads Promoting the Fraud Campaign to Target Audience on Social Media Platforms Redirection to Fraudulent External Landing Page and Collection of Personal and Financial Data *Download the full report here* - https://en.isoc.org.il/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Algorithmic-Scams-2025-ISO... *For more details and other publications* - https://en.isoc.org.il/policy-papers/algorithmic-scams -- Platform Moderation Report: Drowning in the Flood <https://en.isoc.org.il/policy-community/policy-papers/oct7-social/drowning-in-the-flood> - Social Media Management of Harmful and Pro-Terror Content During the Gaza War ___ * Edan Ring** | VP Community Affairs** | * *Israel Internet Association ISOC-IL* 054-6680085 | www.isoc.org.il | edan.ring@isoc.org.il <rani@isoc.org.il> | איגוד-האינטרנט.ישראל <http://xn----zhcbgfhe2aacg8fb5i.xn--4dbrk0ce/>