The State Department alerted U.S. diplomats to AI-driven attempts at impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio and potentially other officials. An impostor claimed to be Rubio, attempting to contact several foreign leaders and a U.S. senator. Although these attempts proved to be unsuccessful and lacked sophistication, the department responded by advising all employees and foreign governments of the risks, especially due to increasing foreign actor activities. The FBI also issued warnings about malicious impersonation campaigns targeting senior U.S. officials.
The State Department is warning U.S. diplomats of attempts to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and possibly other officials using technology driven by artificial intelligence.
The warning came after the department discovered that an impostor posing as Rubio had attempted to reach out to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor.
The department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to improve the department's cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents.
There is no direct cyber threat to the department from this campaign, but information shared with a third party could be exposed if targeted individuals are compromised.
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