Hello...Son? Voice Scam by AI

Based on this article by Dan Goodin at Ars Technica.

AI-powered deepfake vishing attacks are a rapidly growing social engineering threat that uses cloned voices to impersonate a person the victim knows, such as a family member or a CEO. The goal is to deceive the victim into revealing sensitive information or transferring funds. Attackers can collect voice samples from publicly available sources like social media to create a convincing clone.

These scams are difficult to detect because they leverage a false sense of trust, making even security-aware individuals and professionals vulnerable. To protect against these attacks, it is crucial to implement multi-channel verification protocols and encourage a security-first culture where employees are empowered to question unusual requests and verify them through different, trusted communication channels.

Check out the article.

Related Stories