AI voice-cloning scams: how they work and what experts recommend to defend against them
Scams using voices cloned with artificial intelligence have evolved from the old "million-dollar call" trick: with just a few seconds of audio, criminals imitate the voice of a relative or executive to request money or passwords. Eset and Kaspersky warn it is one of cybercriminals' preferred tools. The FBI reported nearly 893 million dollars in losses in a single year from AI-related scams, and the federal prosecutor's office in New York charged three people with impersonating executives and lawyers to divert more than 129 million dollars.
In 45 seconds
- With three seconds of clean voice, criminals can generate a hyperrealistic audio to carry out extortion or virtual kidnappings.
- The FBI reported nearly 893 million dollars in losses from AI scams in one year, driven by voice cloning and deepfakes.
- In New York, three defendants used AI-generated voice and image to impersonate executives and lawyers and divert more than 129 million dollars.
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