Gillian Turner on Rubio’s AI Impersonation: The State Dept. Is Aware and Is Currently Investigating

ROBERTS The State Department ░░░░░░░░ an imposter is using ░░░░░░░░ intelligence to pretend to ░░░░░░░░ Secretary of State Marco ░░░░░░░░ and this person has ░░░░░░░░ contacted high ranking officials ░░░░░░░░ Turner is live at ░░░░░░░░ State Department with more ░░░░░░░░ do we know so ░░░░░░░░ about this Gillian TURNER ░░░░░░░░ John we did just ░░░░░░░░ confirmation from a senior ░░░░░░░░ Department official here They ░░░░░░░░ us they re aware ░░░░░░░░ this scam and they ░░░░░░░░ actually now investigating it ░░░░░░░░ s no word yet ░░░░░░░░ a potential perpetrator but ░░░░░░░░ type of impersonation scam ░░░░░░░░ potentially criminal John Here ░░░░░░░░ a look at exactly ░░░░░░░░ the State Department official ░░░░░░░░ us They say they ░░░░░░░░ seriously their responsibility to ░░░░░░░░ information and continuously take ░░░░░░░░ to improve the department ░░░░░░░░ cybersecurity posture to prevent ░░░░░░░░ incidents For security reasons ░░░░░░░░ to our ongoing investigation ░░░░░░░░ re not in a ░░░░░░░░ to offer further details ░░░░░░░░ this time Here s ░░░░░░░░ happened Someone pretending to ░░░░░░░░ the Secretary of State ░░░░░░░░ Rubio contacted a bunch ░░░░░░░░ foreign ministers a sitting ░░░░░░░░ S governor and a ░░░░░░░░ of Congress The perp ░░░░░░░░ AI to try and ░░░░░░░░ Rubio s voice and ░░░░░░░░ writing style.”