The Cloned Captain
Scammers used AI to clone the voice of a real Osceola County sheriff's captain in fake warrant and jury duty calls, News 6 reports.
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AP Cybersecurity alignment
- 1.4.A.1Adversaries can use AI-powered tools that leverage existing voice and image samples of a person to create a digital avatar of that person. The use of these technologies enables adversaries to impersonate someone over the phone…Learning objective: Explain how adversaries use AI-powered tools to augment cyberattacks.
- 2.1.A.3Authority is when adversaries impersonate someone with power over a target or pretend to relay instructions from that person.Learning objective: Identify social engineering attacks.
- 2.1.A.4Intimidation is when adversaries state negative consequences if demands aren’t met.Learning objective: Identify social engineering attacks.
AP Networking alignment
- 1.3.B.3Phishing refers to an adversary sending deceptive communications, like spoofed emails, fake websites, or urgent messages, to mislead users into revealing credentials or downloading malware. Security controls to limit the…Learning objective: Determine appropriate security controls to limit the impacts of common device attacks.
- 1.4.B.1To prevent phishing-based account compromise, users should verify message sources and use caution before interacting with emails or messages, especially those requesting sensitive information. Users should: • verify the…Learning objective: Implement device- and account-level security practices to prevent phishing, credential compromise, and data loss.