AI is making a long-running scam even more effective - AIVAnet

You've no doubt heard of the scam where the perpetrator calls up an elderly person and pretends to be their grandchild or some other close relative. The usual routine is to act in a distressed state, pretend they're in a sticky situation, and ask for an urgent cash transfer to resolve the situation. While many grandparents will realize the voice isn't that of their grandchild and hang up, others won't notice and, only too keen to help their anxious relative, go ahead and send money to the caller's account. A Washington Post report on Sunday reveals that some scammers have taken the con to a whole new level by deploying AI technology capable of cloning voices, making it even more likely that the target will fall for the ruse. To launch this more sophisticated version of the scam, criminals require "an audio sample with just a few sentences," according to the Post.