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Incident 11412 Report
Purported AI Voice Cloning Used to Impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio
2025-06-15
Sometime in mid-June 2025, an unknown actor reportedly used AI voice-cloning and text generation to impersonate U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The impostor allegedly contacted at least five high-level officials, including three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor, and a member of Congress, via Signal and text messages. The actions reportedly aimed to manipulate targets into sharing sensitive information or account access.
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Deepfake Audio Impersonates U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Starlink Disinformation Campaign
2025-03-04
A deepfake audio clip impersonating U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio falsely claimed he vowed to pressure Elon Musk into cutting Ukraine’s access to Starlink. The fabricated clip was inserted into a manipulated CNN interview. It was then spread across multiple languages and fueled disinformation about U.S.-Ukraine relations. Forensic analysis confirmed the audio was AI-generated.
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