The Ministry of Foreign Affairs warns US diplomats of trying out Foreign Minister Marco Rubio And possibly other civil servants who, according to two high -ranking civil servants and a cable that were sent to all messages and consulates last week, are technologically driven.
The warning came after the department had found that a fraudster who posed as Rubio, according to the cable of July 3, which was first reported by the Washington Post, had been at least three foreign ministers, a US senator and a governor.
The recipients of the scams sent by text, signal and voiceemail were not identified in the cable, a copy of which was shared to the associated press.
“The Foreign Ministry is aware of this incident and is currently investigating the matter,” it said. “The department assumes its responsibility seriously to protect its information and continuously measures to improve the department’s cyber security attitude to prevent future incidents.”
It refused to comment on for “security reasons” and the ongoing examination.
One of the officials said the jokes were unsuccessful and “not very sophisticated”. Nevertheless, the second official said that the department was “careful” to advise all employees and foreign governments, in particular as an effort of foreign actors to impair the increase in information security.
The officials were not entitled to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity.
“There is no direct cyber threat to the department from this campaign, but information that is shared with a third party could be uncovered if targeted people are compromised,” said the cable.
In an announcement by the public service last spring, the FBI warned of a “malicious text and language measurement campaign”, in which unidentified “malignant actors” issued high -ranking US government officials.
According to the program, the FBI has rely on text messages and with AI-generated voice reports that come from a high-ranking American official and are supposed to cheat on the victim’s employees and contacts.
It is that Second high -ranking official of the Trump Administration to expose yourself to an AI-controlled imitation.
The government examined according to elected officials, managing directors and other prominent figures from someone who issued President Donald Trump’s chief of staff. Susie Wiles. The text messages and telephone calls came out of someone who received access to the contacts in Wiles’ personal cell phone, reported the Wall Street Journal in May.
Some of those who received calls heard a voice that, according to the newspaper, sounded like Wiles, which was possibly generated by artificial intelligence. The news and calls did not come from Wiles’ number, the report says.
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The AP writer Eric Tucker contributed to this report.
