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The FBI has issued a warning in the United States about a fraudulent campaign that is disseminated through voice messages created with artificial intelligence, to simulate contact from a government official. In the fraudulent contact, the goal is to make the potential victim follow instructions and download links that will pave the way for the installation of malicious programs on their respective devices. The main targets of the scheme are current and former high-ranking officials of the federal government or people close to them.
The authorities detected the scheme back in April and in a statement released now they ask anyone who receives contact from supposed high-ranking government officials not to take the message as true.
The same note explains that the campaign combines the use of deepfakes (voice messages created with AI) to simulate the voice of specific people with text messages, to try to establish a connection with the potential victim and gain trust.
In the middle of the conversation, the alleged public servant asks to continue the conversation on a specific messaging app and sends the link that must be followed to get there. It is this link that will lead to the installation of malware and give the attackers access to the content saved on the victim's device.
American authorities have identified a growing number of cases of this type, including situations that end in blackmail and payment of ransoms to keep information that was accessed illegally private.
Golden rules to avoid being caught in these scams...Taking advantage of the new warning, the FBI has once again released a set of good practices to protect yourself from this type of scam. Among them, it is recommended that you always confirm the identity of the person calling or sending the message. Check the origin of the number, the existence of the company or the role of the person you contact, or call back the number from which you were contacted to see if you end up where you should. Pay attention to the details of the names, texts or web addresses provided to see if they are correct, without letters being changed or added, and check if the photos and name of any suspicious contacts actually match, by searching the internet.
In voice and video messages, supposedly from someone you know but with unexpected requests, pay attention to the details of the tone of voice, the language used and the style, or even the quality and coherence of the image. AI programs can create content that is very similar to the original and if there is a noticeable difference, it is in the small details that you will find it.
Be careful with the programs or files you download and do not follow dubious links, give up if you do not know the source and do the same with message attachments sent by someone you do not know or who contacts you through an unusual means.
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