12 celebrity deepfake websites seized by Manhattan DA
Manhattan DA seized 12 celebrity deepfake pornography websites hosting AI-generated intimate imagery of more than 1,200 victims, the largest such seizure to date.
The Manhattan District Attorney's Office seized 12 deepfake sites hosting AI-generated non-consensual intimate imagery of over 1,200 people, including politicians, actors, musicians and social justice advocates; at least one site let users generate their own deepfakes. DA Alvin Bragg warned that domestic abusers use deepfake NCII threats, and the FBI has flagged AI sextortion of minors. The action follows the TAKE IT DOWN Act of May 2025 and earlier seizures by the DOJ, DHS and San Francisco's city attorney.
- Sites depicted 1,200+ victims including politicians and actors
- TAKE IT DOWN Act made publishing NCII a federal crime in May 2025
- MrDeepFakes, previously the largest such site, shut down in May 2025
- Seizure stops distribution but operators can migrate to new domains
- Vendors
- Malwarebytes
- Products
- MrDeepFakes
- Organizations
- Manhattan District Attorney's OfficeFBITAKE IT DOWN ActInstitute for Strategic DialogueUN Women
- Countries
- United States
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The largest known celebrity deepfake seizure has taken 12 websites offline, disrupting access to videos depicting some 1,200 people.
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