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Marco Rubio's AI imposter has been contacting senior government officials


An AI version of Marco Rubio has been contacting senior government officials. It sent fake voice messages and texts to foreign ministers, a US governor and others.

It also suggests that diplomats throughout the world should "warn external partners that cyber threat actors are impersonating State officials and accounts." This one started in April, according to CNN, and involves a “Russia-linked cyber actor” who “conducted a spear phishing campaign targeting personal Gmail accounts" by posing "as a fictitious Department official." The person behind this effort reportedly attempted to convince officials to link a third-party application to their Gmail accounts that "would almost certainly grant the actor persistent access."

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