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Marco Rubio's AI imposter has been contacting senior government officials

An imposter has been using AI to impersonate Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to a report by The Washington Post. The fraudster has been contacting various government officials, including three foreign ministers, a US governor and a member of Congress.<br /> These officials received voice messages and texts that mimicked Rubio's voice and writing style. An official department memo says the imposter "left voicemails on Signal for at least two targeted individuals” and invited the others to join the platform.<br /> We still don't know who is behind this mimicry, but the memo from the Department of State says that the goal was to gain "access to information or accounts" of these government officials. It also suggests that diplomats throughout th [...]

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An attacker used AI to impersonate Secretary Rubio and contact high-ranking officials

An unknown individual recently impersonated U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, contacting at least five high-ranking officials and dignitaries.<br /> The article An attacker used AI to imperso [...]

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State Department: Calibri font was a DEI hire

The US Department of State is unwinding a 2023 decision to use san-serif Calibri font on all official communications and switching to Times New Roman instead, The New York Times reports. In a memo obt [...]

Match Score: 83.27

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AI browsers may be the best thing that ever happened to scammers

We've heard a lot this year about AI enabling new scams, from celebrity deepfakes on Facebook to hackers impersonating government officials. However, a new report suggests that AI also poses a fr [...]

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The Pentagon warns government officials that Signal is being targeted by Russian hackers

As it turns out, including a reporter in your national security leader group chat about military strikes isn't the only way to compromise sensitive information on Signal. NPR reported on Tuesday [...]

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US bans former EU Commissioner and others over social media rules

The Trump administration has issued travel bans that prohibit five European tech researchers, including one former EU Commissioner, from entering the United States. “For far too long, ideologues in [...]

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TeleMessage, a Signal clone the Trump administration uses, has been hacked

A hacker has exploited a vulnerability in TeleMessage to breach the service and steal data, according to reporting by 404 Media. TeleMessage is an Israeli company that provides modded versions of encr [...]

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Tech's biggest losers of 2025

It’s the end of another year, so it’s time for the Engadget staff to compile a list of the year’s biggest losers. We scour over articles from the previous 12 months to determine the people, comp [...]

Match Score: 48.61

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Engadget Podcast: Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Flip 7 are a huge leap for foldables

Samsung has finally debuted its latest foldables (after plenty of leaks), and boy they sure look thin. This week, Engadget's Sam Rutherford joins us to chat about the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 [...]

Match Score: 39.13

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Government workers sue over potentially illegal DOGE server

Federal employees are suing to disconnect a server, reportedly operated by associates of Elon Musk, from the US Office of Personnel Management. A motion filed today as part of a class action suit and [...]

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