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AI Impostor Masquerades as Marco Rubio to Target Diplomats via Signal

The State Department has opened a probe, reinforcing authentication measures for diplomatic messaging.

El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Marco Rubio, testifica en la audiencia de presupuesto de la subcomisión para el Departamento de Estado y programas relacionados de la Comisión de Asignaciones Presupuestarias de la Cámara de Representantes en el Capitolio, Washington, el miércoles 21 de mayo de 2025. (AP Foto/Jose Luis Magana)
Marco Rubio, US secretary of state, during a cabinet meeting at the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. US President Donald Trump said his administration is weighing whether to take control of the city of Washington, DC, to help combat crime, in a move that would represent a dramatic upheaval to the capital’s half-century of home rule. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg
Se utilizó inteligencia artificial para suplantar la identidad del Secretario de Estado
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Overview

  • An unknown actor used AI to clone Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s voice and writing style and contacted at least five officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a congressman.
  • The fraudster created a fake Signal account under the username “[email protected]” in mid-June, sending voice messages and texts to solicit sensitive information or account access.
  • A confidential cable dated July 3 directed diplomatic posts to alert external partners and report impersonation attempts to the Office of Diplomatic Security and the FBI’s Internet Crimes Complaint Center.
  • Officials believe the scheme aimed to manipulate targets into revealing classified details or credentials, but the impostor’s identity remains unknown.
  • The State Department has launched a comprehensive investigation, hardened messaging authentication protocols and urged personnel to verify identities before sharing information.