'Deepfake' Caller Poses as Ukrainian Official in Exchange With Key Senator
2024-09-26
The New York Times
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Senator Ben Cardin was targeted by a deepfake scammer posing as former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a Zoom call. The deepfake technology convincingly mimicked Kuleba's appearance and voice, raising security concerns. Cardin became suspicious when the impersonator asked uncharacteristic questions, prompting Senate security to issue warnings.[AI generated]
Why's our monitor labelling this an incident or hazard?
The event describes an actual malicious use of AI-driven deepfake technology to deceive a senator’s office, posing national security and political risks. This is a direct harm scenario where AI-generated content was used to influence and extract sensitive information, fitting the definition of an AI Incident.[AI generated]