US EditionFBI Warns of AI-Driven Scam Impersonating Senior US Officials
- The FBI issued a public service announcement on Thursday warning that since April 2025, cybercriminals have used AI-generated voice deepfakes to impersonate senior US officials and target current and former government personnel and their contacts.
- These attacks follow prior FBI warnings and HHS alerts about increasingly sophisticated deepfakes used in voice phishing schemes designed to steal sensitive information and funds through social engineering.
- Attackers send text and AI-generated voice messages with malicious links disguised as invitations to move conversations to other platforms, aiming to compromise accounts and access broader contact networks for further exploitation.
- The FBI warned that messages appearing to come from high-ranking US officials should not be trusted without verification, as these breaches may be used to trick individuals into revealing information or transferring money.
- This ongoing threat suggests cybercriminals may increasingly use AI voice impersonations for financial fraud and account compromise, posing risks to government officials and their associates.
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That weird call or text from a senator is probably an AI scam
If you recently received a voice message from an unusual number claiming to be your local congressperson, it’s probably a scam. The FBI’s crime division issued a warning this week about a new scheme in which bad actors use text messages and AI-generated voice clones to impersonate government officials. The scammers try to build a sense of connection with their target and eventually convince them to click on a malicious link that steals valuable …
FBI warns of scam using AI to impersonate senior U.S. officials
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The FBI has issued an urgent warning about a new scam where cybercriminals use AI-generated voices and texts to impersonate senior U.S. officials and deceive people — including current and former government personnel — into giving up sensitive information, the FBI said in an advisory released Thursday.
Internet crimes rise 113% in Indiana for 2024, FBI report says - Seymour Tribune
By Noah Crenshaw | Daily Journal ncrenshaw@dailyjournal.net Internet crimes are up in Indiana as older Hoosiers continue to be particularly victimized by scammers using a variety of increasingly sophisticated tools, a new FBI report shows. Hoosiers filed 23,659 internet crime complaints in 2024, ranking the state 8th in reports across the U.S., including Washington, D.C., and U.S. territories. Indiana was also No. 3 for complaints per 100,000 ci…
Malicious Actors Using AI to Impersonate Voices of Senior US Officials, FBI Warns
An ongoing “malicious messaging campaign” is impersonating government officials through the use of voice messages generated via artificial intelligence (AI), the FBI said in a May 15 public service announcement. “Since April 2025, malicious actors have impersonated senior U.S. officials to target individuals, many of whom are current or former senior U.S. federal or state government officials and their contacts. If you receive a message claiming…
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