<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>A bad actor impersonated U.S. State Secretary Marco Rubio using AI to contact government officials, including a U.S. governor and foreign ministers.</li><li>The impersonation campaign involved AI-generated voicemails and text messages to imitate Rubio, aiming to gain access to information or accounts of the officials.</li><li>The State Department is urging diplomats to warn about impersonation attempts, while CNN reports a second impersonation campaign targeting government employees.</li><li>Previous incidents include phishing campaigns targeting former government staffers and the hacking of a White House chief of staff's phone to impersonate officials.</li></ul>

Report: Marco Rubio impersonator used AI to contact government officials

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