Deepfake Diplomat: AI Impersonates Marco Rubio in High-Level Scam

[cryptoenthusiast]

Things are getting wild in the world of AI fraud.

Someone has been impersonating U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio using a super realistic AI voice clone and message style — and has already managed to fool:

Three ministers

One U.S. governor

A member of Congress

All this happened via Signal, the encrypted messaging app. The impersonator sends both voice and text messages, perfectly mimicking Rubio's voice and tone. In these chats, they try to gain access to sensitive information and accounts.

This isn’t some random prank — it’s now under full investigation by both the FBI and State Department.

Full story: Washington Post

What’s terrifying is how believable AI-generated voices and messages have become. This isn't sci-fi anymore — it’s real-world espionage using off-the-shelf AI tools.

If this can happen to top U.S. officials, imagine what kind of scams might be coming next...

Let’s discuss — where do we draw the line with AI impersonation tech? Should there be legal limits, or is the genie already out of the bottle?
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