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Here’s how deepfake vishing attacks work, and why they can be hard to detect
Why AI-based voice cloning is the next frontier in social-engineering attacks.
Often, the result is what sounds like a grandchild, CEO, or work colleague you’ve known for years reporting an urgent matter requiring immediate action, saying to wire money, divulge login credentials, or visit a malicious website. “Due to the trust in the voice on the phone, the victim bypassed security prompts from both Microsoft Edge and Windows Defender SmartScreen, unknowingly downloading and executing a pre-prepared malicious payload onto their workstation,” Mandiant said. Dan Goodin is Senior Security Editor at Ars Technica, where he oversees coverage of malware, computer espionage, botnets, hardware hacking, encryption, and passwords.
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