Cyber criminals once again managed to deceive their victimsbut this time through politics. Recently, the New Hampshire attorney general’s office confirmed that it is investigating what appears to be an “illegal attempt” at voter suppression.
The warning emerged after media ‘NBC News’, will denounce that voters in that state received the wrong call from “Joe Biden”He asked them not to go to the polls in the presidential primaries to be held on February 3.
According to the official statement made by the judicial authorities, Research shows that voice imitation may have been created with Artificial IntelligenceAs an attempt to disrupt voter rights and sabotage political elections.
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“Although the voice on the robocall sounds like President Biden, this message appears to have been artificially created based on initial indications,” the attorney general’s office said in a statement.
According to the American media, in the message shared in the call, citizens were asked to reserve their decisions for the final elections to be held at the end of 2024: “Voting this Tuesday only enables Republicans in their quest to re-elect Donald Trump. Your vote will make the difference not this Tuesday, but in Novembersaid the imitation voice.
The event showed that cloning anyone’s speech pattern is a reality due to the rapid development of this technology, as such cybercriminals are becoming increasingly common, according to ‘CNBC’.
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Although, according to the National Police, there is no record of complaints regarding such methods in Colombia.i It is recommended to be careful about personal information sent via social networks, This will be the first tool to extract user data, including their voice.
“Social platforms can be accessed by people who know about technology and hackers.” Leveraging posted information (photos, stories, videos, and voicemails) to do what we call engineering or social profiling.”An official from the institution said that it has specialized in telematics for this environment in 2023.
In this sense, It is recommended that you be careful about calls from unknown numbers. or by answering a call sign from another country, you can also send a voice note to people you cannot identify on open platforms.
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NATHALIA GÓMEZ PARRA
DIGITAL COVERAGE EDITORIAL
TIME
Source: Exame
