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An imposter pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio sent voice and text messages to a
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congressman, a governor, and three foreign ministers using AI software that mimicked his
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voice and writing style. The story was first reported in the Washington Post and said the
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department does not yet know who's behind it. According to a cable sent by Rubio's office to
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State Department employees, the culprit is likely trying to manipulate government officials with the
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goal of gaining access to information or accounts. A senior State Department official told Straight
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Arrow News that they're aware of the incident and they're currently investigating. They said
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the department takes its responsibility to safeguard its information seriously and will
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improve its cybersecurity posture. The imposters sent the first messages in mid-June after they
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created an account on the encrypted messaging app Signal with the username marcorubio at state.gov
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That's not his real email. They used that account to leave voicemails on at least two officials' phones
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There have been multiple attempts to impersonate President Trump's cabinet using AI
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In May, a hacker breached Chief of Staff Suzy Weil's phone and messaged senators, governors, and business executives
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That incident was being investigated by both the White House and FBI. I'm Ray Bogan for Straight Arrow News. For more reporting, download the SAN app
