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Fortune
Sharon Goldman

Deepfake scams have quietly exploded. A cloned Marco Rubio voice targeting U.S. officials is just the latest sign

Marco Rubio (Credit: Getty Images)

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An audio deepfake impersonating Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress with AI-generated voicemails mimicking his voice, according to a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable dated July 3. 

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