Fact · Voice privacy and security
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Starling Bank says criminals can now clone a person's voice from as little as three seconds of audio.
Checked against its source on October 17, 2026
In the source's own words
“Criminals are now able to clone a person ... from as little as three seconds of audio”
AI voice cloning scams could catch millions out - with over a quarter of UK adults targeted in the past year, Starling Bank, Starling Bank, 2024, Press release, 18 September 2024.
Open the original- What it measures
- Stated in the bank's September 2024 press release to explain why people should agree a safe phrase with family members.
- What it does not show
- A bank's statement of what is possible, not a measured clone quality. The research result on the same figure is in a separate fact.