An ongoing “malicious messaging campaign” is impersonating government officials through the use of voice messages generated via artificial intelligence (AI), the FBI said in a May 15 public service announcement.
“Since April 2025, malicious actors have impersonated senior U.S. officials to target individuals, many of whom are current or former senior U.S. federal or state government officials and their contacts. If you receive a message claiming to be from a senior U.S. official, do not assume it is authentic,” the alert said.
“The malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages—techniques known as smishing and vishing, respectively—that claim to come from a senior U.S. official in an effort to establish rapport before gaining access to personal accounts.”…