Crime & Justice
Egyptian security forces dismantle AI-powered diploma forgery network
July 14, 2026 at 05:55 AM
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Egypt's Interior Ministry arrested six individuals for using artificial intelligence to forge university diplomas and sell them via social media.
- Egypt's Interior Ministry arrested six suspects in Kafr El Sheikh for operating a social media page that sold forged university diplomas.
- The suspects used AI programs to replicate genuine documents and deceive victims, according to investigations.
- Authorities seized a laptop, seven mobile phones, and two e-wallets containing suspected fraud proceeds.
- The suspects confessed to creating and managing the page to defraud citizens and obtain illegal profits.

