Scammers are deepfaking voices of senior US government officials, warns FBI

The FBI has warned that fraudsters are impersonating "senior US officials" using deepfakes as part of a major fraud campaign.

According to the agency, the campaign has been running since April and most of the messages target former and current US government officials. The attackers are after login details for official accounts, which they then use to compromise other government systems and try to harvest financial account information.

If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic

"The malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages — techniques known as smishing and vishing, respectively — that claim to come from a senior US official in an effort to establish rapport before gaining access to personal accounts," the warning reads.

"If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior US official, do not assume it is authentic."

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