Deepfake case study · Audio
U.S. federal or state government officials, as well as their contacts. deepfake (May 2025)
The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing campaign using AI to impersonate senior U.S. officials through voice and text messages. This scheme involves 'smishing' and 'vishing' attacks, designed to trick targets…
- Incident date
- May 2025
- Target
- U.S. federal or state government officials, as well as their contacts.
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing campaign using AI to impersonate senior U.S. officials through voice and text messages. This scheme involves 'smishing' and 'vishing' attacks, designed to trick targets into giving up personal information. Attackers are sending AI-generated voice messages claiming to be from high-ranking government figures to build trust before requesting a move to another platform where they can send malicious links or request sensitive data.