Rubio Impersonator Signals Growing Security Threat From Deepfakes
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Photo: Secretary of State Marco Rubio leaves President Donald Trump’s bilateral dinner for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Blue Room, Monday, July 7, 2025. Photo credit: Official White House photo by Daniel Torok via Flickr. US government work. Article by Elizabeth Montalbano. Dark Reading – July 9, 2025.
The case of a threat actor using artificial intelligence (AI) software to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio in communications with foreign and domestic diplomats as well as politicians demonstrates the growing sophistication of deepfake technology and the increased threat it poses to national security, according to security experts. […]
