Impostor Uses AI to Pretend to be Marco Rubio and Contact Officials

The State Department has warned U.S. diplomats about attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other officials using AI technology. An impostor posing as Rubio tried to contact foreign ministers, a U.S. senator, and a governor via text, Signal, and voice mail. The State Department is monitoring the situation and improving cybersecurity measures. The FBI has also warned about malicious actors impersonating senior U.S. officials through text and voice messages. While the hoaxes involving Rubio were not sophisticated, the department advised caution due to the increasing efforts to compromise information security.

In a separate incident, an impersonator targeted President Trump's chief of staff in a similar manner. The FBI has cautioned about a campaign using AI-generated messages to deceive government officials and their contacts. Concerns about deepfakes have led to the development of AI systems to detect such deception, as the technology for creating realistic fakes continues to advance.

According to the source: NPR.