Rubio imposter used AI to message high-level officials, reports say
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is the latest US official to be targeted by impersonators
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- Afp
- Deepfake
- Text Messaging
- Donald Trump
- Generative Artificial Intelligence
- Politics
- Political Career Of Donald Trump
- Trump Family
- Federal Government Of The United States
- Audio Deepfake
- Donald Trump Controversies
- Computer Security
- Robocall
- Presidency Of The United States
- Trump Administration Controversies
- Gmail
- Phishing
- Instant Messaging
- United States Department Of State
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