FBI Warns Hackers using Artificial Intelligence

FBI Warns Hackers Using AI Generated Voices to Impersonate US Officials

The FBI issued a warning Thursday about hackers using artificial intelligence to generate voices impersonating U.S. government officials in order to hack into the online accounts of former and current U.S. officials, according to CNN.

“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 FBI said in a public advisory. “One way the actors gain such access is by sending targeted individuals a malicious link under the guise of transitioning to a separate messaging platform.”

“Access to personal or official accounts operated by US officials could be used to target other government officials, or their associates and contacts, by using trusted contact information they obtain.

Contact information acquired through social engineering schemes could also be used to impersonate contacts to elicit information or funds,” the FBI said.

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This will be a bigger problem as this technology develops.