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Someone impersonated Marco Rubio using artificial intelligence, DASH strengthens cybersecurity after incident

2025-07-09 19:17:41Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Someone impersonated Marco Rubio using artificial intelligence, DASH strengthens
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The US State Department has said it is strengthening cybersecurity measures after a fraudster used artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio and contact at least three foreign ministers.

Spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said the department was "aware of this incident and is currently monitoring and addressing the issue."

"The department takes its responsibility to protect information seriously and is continually taking steps to improve the department's cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents," Bruce said, adding that he could not provide further details "for security reasons."

In what US media outlets are calling a brazen security breach, the Rubio impersonator has contacted the foreign ministers of several (undisclosed) countries, a US governor and a member of Congress, sending them voice and text messages, according to the Washington Post. The person used artificial intelligence software to mimic Rubio's voice and writing style.

A State Department cable, dated July 3 and cited by several US media outlets, says authorities believe the purpose of the attack was to manipulate government officials "with the intent to gain access to information or accounts."

The person used both text messages and the messaging app Signal to contact foreign ministers and other officials. The campaign began in mid-June when the fraudster created a Signal account using the name “[email protected]” to contact foreign and domestic diplomats and politicians.

The FBI announced that since April, malicious actors had been impersonating senior US officials to target individuals, “many of whom are current or former senior federal or state government officials and their contacts.” According to the agency, the campaign was intended “to extract information or funds.”

The agency said the actors had sent text messages and voice messages generated by artificial intelligence, techniques known as "smishing" and "vishing", respectively, claiming to come from a senior US official.

Rubio has been targeted in this way before. In the spring, a fake video surfaced on social media showing the secretary of state saying he wanted to cut off Ukraine's access to Elon Musk's Starlink internet service. The Ukrainian government later denied the claim.

In May, the Wall Street Journal reported that someone had hacked the phone of White House chief of staff Susie Wiles and had begun calling and texting senators, governors and business leaders, pretending to be her.

The White House and FBI investigated the incident, although the matter was downplayed by President Donald Trump, who said Wiles was "a wonderful woman" who "can handle this."


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