according toUSA CNBC reported on May 16 that the FBI (FBI) issued a warning on Thursday local time that "malicious actors" are falselyPretending to be a high-ranking U.S. official and using AI Generated voice messages targeting current and former government officials and their contacts.The FBI cautioned in its announcement, "If you receive a message purporting to be from a senior U.S. official, do not rely on its authenticity."
From last month.Scamswho disguised themselves as senior U.S. officials through text and AI voice messages.Attempts to gain access to personal accounts by establishing contact with the target.
The announcement states that the scammers do this by sending victims a malicious link, claiming that the link will take the conversationTransfer to a new platform to gain access to their account. Once a U.S. official's personal or government accounts are accessed, malicious actors may use the stolen information to further attack other officials or their associates.
The FBI also noted that "contact information obtained through social engineering tactics may be used to impersonate a contact person to entice the target toDisclosure of personal information or transfer of funds." Currently, most of the targets of this scam areCurrent or former senior U.S. federal or state government officials and their contacts.
Previously, the FBI had warned that criminals were using generative AI technologies to commit financial fraud on a larger scale. Such technologies not only generate text, images, audio, and video, but can also be used to lure victims into sending money, falling victim to sexual blackmail, and more.
According to the FBI, the top three categories of cybercrime in 2024 will be phishing, extortion and personal information leakage. According to the data, the elderly group suffered the greatest losses, close to $5 billion (note: the current exchange rate is about 36.039 billion yuan).