At least three foreign ministers, a U.S. governor and a member of Congress all received outreach from the fake Rubio, according to a State Department cable.

Someone using artificial intelligence to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio contacted at least five people, including three foreign ministers, a US governor, and a member of Congress, “with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts,

“A Marco Rubio impostor is using AI voice to call high-level officials,” Axelrod wrote on X. “This is the new world in which we live, and we’d better figure out how to defend against it because of its implications for our democracy and the world,” he wrote on X.

Marco Rubio is reportedly being impersonated using artificial intelligence. An imposter who used AI to imitate the secretary of state's voice and writing style has contacted a range of foreign and domestic officials posing as Rubio, according to a senior U.S. official and a State Department cable obtained by The Washington Post.

A mysterious impersonator masquerading as Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reached out to three foreign ministers and two high-level US officials while imitating his likeness using AI, according to a report.

An impostor pretending to be Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly used AI to send messages to foreign and local officials, likely "with the goal of gaining access to information or accounts."

With just 15 seconds of audio, hackers can now launch convincing deepfake scams—targeting CEOs, employees, and even world leaders.