Sen. Ben Cardin Reportedly Targeted By Deepfake Video Caller Posing As Ukrainian Official

'Deepfake' caller posing as Ukraine's ex-foreign minister talks to US Senator

U.S. Senator Benjamin Cardin received a Zoom call from an unknown person claiming to be former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba, the New York Times (NYT) reported on Sept. 26, citing a letter from the Senate security service and its undisclosed sources.The senator's office received an email from a person posing as Kuleba on Sept. 19 requesting to contact him via a Zoom call. During the video call, the person looked and spoke like Ukraine's former …

Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes

An advanced deepfake operation targeted Sen. Ben Cardin, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, this month, according to the Office of Senate Security.

An "actor" using deepfake technology to impersonate recently resigned Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba targeted the chairman of the powerful US Senate Foreign Relations Committee in an alleged election interference attempt, US officials have confirmed. The Guardian.

Senator lured into deepfake call with ‘malign actor’ posing as Ukrainian

The person on the call looked and sounded like the the ex-Ukrainian foreign minister, but asked odd questions.

FBI Probes Ukraine-Related ‘Deepfake Operation’ Targeting Top US Senator – Reports

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The FBI is investigating a so-called “deepfake operation” in which an individual allegedly posed as a top Ukrainian official and spoke with US Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chair Ben Cardin, Punchbowl News reported on Thursday, citing three sources familiar with the matter.

Democrat senator targeted by deepfake impersonator of Ukrainian official on Zoom call: reports

An individual impersonating the Ukrainian minister of foreign affairs reportedly contacted Democratic Sen. Benjamin Cardin this week, pressing him for foreign policy information.