Impostor imitating Rubio's voice contacts high-ranking US officials
Photo: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (flickr.com photos Marco Rubio)
An unknown person used artificial intelligence to impersonate US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contacted government officials and foreign ministers, reports The Washington Post.
The impostor, who imitated Rubio's voice and style of correspondence, contacted high-ranking officials - at least three foreign ministers, the governor of one of the American states, and a member of Congress.
The unknown created an account on Signal messenger with a username similar to Rubio's official work name and sent messages to high-ranking officials on his behalf.
US authorities do not know who was doing this but believe that the goal was to manipulate influential government officials to gain access to information or accounts. It has been happening since mid-June.
The article emphasizes that all officials refused to discuss the content of the messages or the names of the diplomats and officials involved.
The State Department confirmed that it is investigating the incident and will take precautions to ensure that this does not happen again.
This is not the first case. In May, unknown persons hacked into the phone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and then began sending messages on her behalf to politicians and businessmen. In response, the FBI and the White House launched their own investigations.
Earlier, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio criticized Europe's calls for tougher sanctions against Russia. This move came as a surprise to NATO foreign ministers, who had talked to him about something else the day before.
The US Secretary of State also made a statement about the war in Ukraine.
