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FBI warns of AI voice messages impersonating top U.S. officials

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Summary
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75% Informative

Scammers impersonate top U.S. officials using AI -generated voice memos as part of a "vishing" scheme.

Many of the targets of the scheme are "current or former senior US federal or state government officials and their contacts," the FBI says.

The top cyber crimes in 2024 were phishing scams, extortion and breaches of personal data, according to FBI data.

VR Score

76

Informative language

75

Neutral language

58

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

56

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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