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According to the Washington Post, an impersonator used artificial intelligence to mimic both the speech and writing style of Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a scam targeting foreign ministers. Although US authorities have yet to identify the perpetrator, they believe the impersonations are part of an effort to sway powerful figures within the government. The scammer targeted at least five non-Department individuals. US officials believe the scammer intended to obtain sensitive information or accounts from foreign ministers. He targeted at least five non-Department individuals: three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a US member of Congress, on the encrypted messaging app Signal. The impersonator began posing as the Secretary of State in mid-June, creating a Signal account with the display name “Marco.Rubio@state.gov” to reach out to unsuspecting diplomats and politicians both at home and abroad. According to a cable sent by Rubio’s office to State Department employees, the impersonator sent voicemails via Signal and, at one point, used a text message to encourage a conversation on the app. Additionally, other state officials were impersonated using email. So far, the State Department has pledged to investigate the matter and set precautionary measures to avert such instances in the future. US authorities have not disclosed the messages’ contents or the targeted diplomats’ names. However, they have asked diplomats to report impersonation attempts to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security. Non-State Department officials are also to report to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center. Senior officials have been a prime target for scammers lately The Rubio-poser case isn’t the first impersonation attempt directed at prominent US officials this year. In May, a hacker accessed the phone of White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and, posing as her, contacted several senators, governors, and corporate executives. The case even had FBI and White House…

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