Cybercriminals have taken up newly forged artificial intelligence (AI) voice cloning tools and created a new breed of scam. With a small sample of audio, they can clone the voice of nearly anyone and send bogus messages by voicemail or voice messaging texts. The aim, most often, is to tri...
Reporting scams, including phishing emails,or AI voice scams, helps others avoid falling for online criminals’ tricks. Scammers often impersonate trusted entities, such as banks, the police or delivery services. Usetwo-factor authenticationto protect your accounts. With 2FA turned on, online crimina...
But he thought something sounded off about his grandson’s voice. The person on the call spoke a little slower than his grandson. So Scally hung up and likely avoided a scam. His grandson was actually at school, just fine. A LOOK AT WALMART'S AI STRATEGY FOR SUPERCENTERS ...
Phone call-based scams are nothing new. But it seems like scammers are working overtime to find new ways to cheat and steal from their victims. The latest phone scams involve AI voice cloning to trick people into thinking that they are being contacted by a loved one. Protecting yourself fr...
Benjamin Perkin’s elderly parents lost thousands of dollars to a voice scam. His parents received a phone call from an alleged lawyer, saying their son had killed a U.S. diplomat in a car accident. Perkin was in jail and...
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AI models designed to closely simulate a person’s voice are making it easier for bad actors to mimic loved ones and scam vulnerable people out of thousands of dollars,The Washington Post reported. Quickly evolving in sophistication, some AI voice-generating software requires just a few sen...
With bad actors using voice cloning software to mimic voices and commit crimes, it's important to be vigilant. First, if you answer a call from an unknown number, let the caller speak first. If you say as much as "Hello? Who is this?" they could use that audio sample to impersonate...
The AI scam, which uses computer-generated voice, has left a trail of emotional devastation. Jennifer DeStefano, a mother, recounted during a U.S. Senate meeting her terrifying encounter with scammers who used the voice of her 15-year-old daughter, claiming they had her. "Mom, these bad...
Anyone can try ChatGPT for free. Yet that hasn’t stopped scammers from trying to cash in on it... ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AI Calling—Scammers turn to AI voice cloning tools for a new breed of scam Three seconds of audio is all it takes.Cybercriminals have taken up newly forged artific...