The FBI published a new announcement, warning about ongoing attacks In the attacks, the crooks are impersonating senior US officials on both federal and state level In many cases, the attackers are sending cloned voice messages Cybercriminals are impersonating senior US officials in highly sophisticated smishing and vishing attacks that leverage state-of-the-art technology such as deepfake and generative artificial intelligence (GenAI).

The new scam involves criminals using AI to pose as senior U.S. officials in a bid to get personal information from victims.

FBI issues a public alert on deepfake voices and smishing attacks posing as top US officials to breach government networks.