In a disturbing escalation of Deepfake technology, the individual used an individual who pretended to be US Foreign Minister Marco Rubio, according to the state ministry cable of 3 July, who saw Bloomberg News.
The cable describes in detail how the impersonator used a forged signal profile created in mid -June to contact at least five individuals, including three Foreign Ministers, Governor of the US and US Congress member.
“The actor probably focused on manipulating targeted individuals using text and voice messages generated by AI, in order to access information or accounts,” the state ministry cable noted.
This campaign is part of the wider model of efforts to enter up to April, which included terrible actors acting as higher American officials. In May, Wall Street Journal reported that the authorities were investigating a separate case where someone presented Susie Wiles as the head of the White House staff, contacted senators, governors and executives in higher enterprises.
According to Memo of the FBI of 15 May, Impersonators used voice and text messages generated by AI to “create a relationship before gaining access to personal accounts”.
While the US Foreign Ministry has not yet issued a formal comment, the Washington Post first reported an attempt to resolve the Rubio.
Why signal?
Experts believe that the signal, secure application for sending messages, is used due to its popularity among high -level officials. In March, the discussion broke out after the Atlantic revealed that its editor -in -chief was added to the signal group chat, where American officials discussed the classified military plans to strike Houth Rebel in Yemen.
This compromised chat allegedly included high -ranking characters such as Marco Rubio, Susie Wiles, Defense Minister Pete Hegset, Vice President JD Vance and former National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, which increases concerns about internal communication.
Ongoing threats associated with Russian actors
Cable 3 July also identified a separate ongoing campaign, which is assumed to be organized by a Russian actor and focuses on Gmail accounts of journalists, activists and dissidents throughout Europe.
“The actor has shown extensive knowledge of the names and internal documentation of the ministry,” the cable said.
The previous personification attempts were also cited, including the case of June 2022, when someone created an account of WhatsApp in the name of the then secretary of the state Antony Blinten, who was used to submit to South American leaders. The 2023 campaign included what the officials believe was “probably a Russian state of a sponsored actor for a cyber threat” who presented as a state department focused on non -placing.
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