- The FBI has published a new announcement, warning ongoing attacks
- In attacks, crooks pretend to be senior American officials at the federal and state level
- In many cases, attackers send cloned vocal messages
Cybercriminals pretend to be senior American officials in very sophisticated SMIRS and faces that take advantage of advanced technology such as Deepfake and Generative Artificial Intelligence (GENAI).
It is according to the FBI, which warned American citizens of an ongoing phishing campaign, in a new public service announcement published on May 15.
The announcement stipulates that the threat actors create credible audio and text messages, in many cases, the identity of the identity of current and former American and former American government officials, or their contacts, said the FBI. “If you receive a pretending message from a senior American official, do not presume that it is authentic,” said the warning.
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Smirage is short for SMS phishing, while Vishing is short for vocal phishing. The two are a variant of the traditional phishing attack in which threat actors launch a bait and “phish” for sensitive data. Victims are often led to share passwords, information on credit cards or other valuable information, when tricksters promise them enormous discounts on capacity or threaten them to close their social accounts.
In almost all cases, phishing messages take advantage of people’s emotions and force victims to act quickly and without reflection.
The FBI did not discuss the content of the messages sent, but he said that the attackers were trying to move people to a secondary messaging platform, where the distribution of malware would be easier. He also gave some recommendations on how to be safe, in particular the verification of people’s identities and listening to vocal messages carefully for inconsistencies in tone and the choice of words.
Phishing has existed since the dawn of the Internet, fundamentally, but with the proliferation of generative artificial intelligence and deep buttocks, the problem is even worse. One of the most abused people is Elon Musk, whose face is constantly plastered on advertisements for false exchanges and cryptography gifts.
Via The register
