Who's calling? The threat of AI-powered vishing attacks

Imagine receiving a call from a high-ranking official, urgently requesting a wire transfer to resolve a national crisis. This was the case for several wealthy entrepreneurs in Italy recently, leaving them in an awkward position. However, it was in fact fraudsters impersonating the Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto, trying to trick individuals into transferring large sums of money. This is an example of vishing—a growing cybersecurity threat that’s at risk of going nuclear thanks to AI. Vishing, or "voice phishing," is a form of social engineering where scammers use phone calls to deceive victims into revealing sensitive information or making fraudulent payments. While traditional vishing relied on human impersonation, AI now enables attackers to generate highly convincing synthetic voices, even cloning the voices of real individuals. How can your voice be cloned? AI can create realistic human voices using text-to-speech (TTS) synthesis and deep learning techniques. Advanced ... Read full article.