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The effort, believed to be aimed at manipulating recipients into revealing sensitive information or credentials, is detailed in a July 3 cable from the U.S. State Department reviewed by the newspaper and confirmed by a government source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The State Department has not identified the person or group behind the AI impersonation but has launched a formal investigation into how the actor was able to deceive high-level officials using fake accounts. At least five targets are confirmed so far, with the potential for more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This incident marks a troubling escalation in the malicious use of AI-generated media in diplomatic and political contexts, raising further concerns about authentication and digital security in international communications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An individual using artificial intelligence tools reportedly impersonated U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio\u2014sending fabricated voice messages and texts to at least three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress via the encrypted messaging app Signal, according to a Washington Post report published Tuesday. 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