With just 15 seconds of audio, hackers can now launch convincing deepfake scams—targeting CEOs, employees, and even world leaders.

An unknown individual or group using AI impersonated Secretary of State Marco Rubio to contact at least five high-level government, according to a State Department cable.

Rubio is the second senior Trump official in recent months to fall victim to AI voice impersonation, following a May incident involving Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.

According to a diplomatic cable seen by Reuters, an unidentified individual left a series of AI-generated voicemails for top US politicians and diplomats on the encrypted

The U.S. State Department is warning diplomats of an AI-driven scheme impersonating Sec. Marco Rubio to contact top officials via fake texts and voice messages. Here’s what we know.

The department takes seriously its responsibility to safeguard its information and continuously takes steps to improve the department’s cybersecurity posture to prevent future incidents.”It declined to comment further due to “security reasons” and the ongoing investigation.

An unknown person is using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Signal and has contacted at least five government officials.They've left voicemails and sent text messages to foreign ministers,

An investigation is underway after the State Department reported that a Marco Rubio imposter used AI to manipulate the secretary of state's voice into contacting at least five high-level government officials in mid-June.

An imposter using AI to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress, according to a State Department cable.

An AI-generated voice impersonating Marco Rubio targeted top officials via Signal, exposing gaps in identity controls and prompting a federal investigation.