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Your Caller Isn't Who You Think: The Rise of AI Voice Cloning in Everyday Scams

Your Caller Isn't Who You Think: The Rise of AI Voice Cloning in Everyday Scams

A grandmother in Ohio wires $9,000 after hearing her grandson's voice beg for help from a jail cell. A corporate finance officer authorizes a six-figure transfer following a video call with someone who looked and sounded exactly like the company's CEO. Neither call was real. AI-generated voice and video deepfakes have crossed from science fiction into everyday fraud, and Americans are losing money at an alarming rate. CipherWatch breaks down how these attacks are engineered — and how to fight ba