Fact · Voice privacy and security
The FBI warned in May 2025 that malicious actors sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages claiming to come from senior US officials.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“The malicious actors have sent text messages and AI-generated voice messages”
Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign (Alert I-051525-PSA), FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, Federal Bureau of Investigation (IC3), 2025, Alert I-051525-PSA, Specific Campaign Details.
Open the original- What it measures
- An FBI alert about a campaign that began in April 2025 and mostly targeted current or former federal and state officials and their contacts.
- What it does not show
- The alert names the method but does not say how many people were affected.