Democrat senator targeted by deepfake impersonator of Ukrainian official on Zoom call: reports

An Ohio-based company sells robotic dogs being used by the Ukrainian military against Russia, which have the ability to be outfitted with flamethrowers. Authorities are investigating a mysterious "deep fake" video call that successfully impersonated a Ukrainian high official. Democratic Sen. Benjamin Cardin announced Wednesday that he had turned over materials to law enforcement after an unknown suspect had tricked him onto a video call via impersonating a foreign official. "In recent days, a malign actor engaged in a deceptive attempt to have a conversation with me by posing as a known individual. After immediately becoming clear that the individual I was engaging with was not who they claimed to be, I ended the call and my office took swift action, alerting the relevant authorities."