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AI-Powered Rubio Impersonator Makes Calls to Foreign Ministers, Other Top Officials: Report

UNITED STATES, JUL 09 – An AI-driven scam impersonated Secretary Rubio to contact five officials, including three foreign ministers, aiming to access sensitive information, the State Department said.

  • In early July 2025, the State Department alerted U.S. diplomats to AI-based impersonation attempts targeting Secretary Marco Rubio along with other officials, involving fraudulent calls and messages.
  • The warnings followed discovery of a July 3 cable revealing an impostor impersonated Rubio using AI-generated voice messages to contact at least five high-profile individuals including foreign ministers and U.S. officials.
  • The impersonator used a fake messaging account on Signal named marco.rubio@state.gov, left voicemails, and sent texts inviting targets to communicate, while the FBI had earlier flagged similar campaigns involving voice and text scams impersonating senior U.S. officials.
  • Officials described the Rubio hoax as unsuccessful and unsophisticated but noted it shows how AI technologies easily blur truth and fiction, while emphasizing no direct cyber threat exists though information exposure risks remain if individuals are compromised.
  • The State Department is investigating, advising personnel to report attempts, and continues improving cybersecurity amid increased foreign actor efforts to compromise information security using evolving AI-driven tactics.
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