{"id":14138,"date":"2026-04-13T14:34:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/?p=14138"},"modified":"2026-04-13T14:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T09:04:55","slug":"how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/","title":{"rendered":"How is Voice Cloning Used by Cybercriminals to Trick Employees and Steal Money?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI-enabled voice fraud is on the rise. Research from McAfee <\/span><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">found that 1 in 4 adults had been victims of this type of crime, with\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20230501005587\/en\/Artificial-Intelligence-Voice-Scams-on-the-Rise-with-1-in-4-Adults-Impacted\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">77% <\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of those individuals losing money.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations need to know <\/span>how is voice cloning used by cybercriminals, <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">if they want to safeguard their financial information and confidential data. Cybercriminals have moved away from sending e-mails that seem suspicious to leveraging highly accurate voice deepfakes to replicate the voices of executives, vendors, trusted co-workers, or people the employee knows personally, and then put pressure on their targets to make urgent decisions.<\/span><\/span><\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #414141;color:#414141\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/#What_Exactly_is_Voice_Cloning\" >What Exactly is Voice Cloning?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/#How_is_Voice_Cloning_Used_by_Cybercriminals_in_Real_Situations\" >How is Voice Cloning Used by Cybercriminals in Real Situations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/#Why_Voice_Cloning_Scams_Are_Hard_to_Detect\" >Why Voice Cloning Scams Are Hard to Detect<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/#How_Businesses_Can_Protect_Themselves\" >How Businesses Can Protect Themselves<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/how-is-voice-cloning-used-by-cybercriminals\/#FAQs\" >FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">AI-based voice deepfakes are so realistic that they are able to circumvent traditional doubts and scepticism. Therefore, AI-based voice deepfakes represent the fastest-growing category of business fraud today.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Exactly_is_Voice_Cloning\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>What Exactly is Voice Cloning?<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Using recorded audio samples, voice cloning uses artificial intelligence to mimic a person&#8217;s voice. Basically, software evaluates how a person produces sounds, including tone, speed, accent, and pauses, in order to create new speech that sounds like the original speaker.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many people seem surprised by how few audio samples are necessary; in some cases, less than one minute of audio can be used to generate a <\/span><b>deepfake <\/b><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">voice<\/span><\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0model of a person.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Cybercriminals frequently gather samples from any public source, including:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Corporate presentation<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">LinkedIn video<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">YouTube interview<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Podcast<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Recorded webinar<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Once cybercriminals obtain a person&#8217;s voice samples, they can use them to create a deepfake AI voice capable of saying anything an attacker wants.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many companies are still not fully prepared for advanced cyber threats. 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">To comprehend\u00a0how voice cloning is used by cybercriminals,\u00a0we can better understand this from the perspective of attacking real-world organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Executive Impersonation<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A finance department worker may receive a call from someone who sounds exactly like the company CEO.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The caller will typically sound quiet yet rushed. The caller will relay a message, such as:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Please process my payment today. I am out of the office and unable to access the system.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">At first glance, everything sounds normal, the voice is familiar and the request seems reasonable.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The employee will only find out later that the real CEO never made this call.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These imposter calls show just how realistic a <\/span>deepfake <\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">voice\u00a0attack<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can appear when combined with social engineering.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These attacks are similar to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/email-compromise-tops-in-the-threat-landscape\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Business Email Compromise attacks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, where cybercriminals impersonate executives to steal money from organizations.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Urgent Financial Requests<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Most voice deep fakes rely on urgency to trick viewers into believing that the request is really from the employer requesting immediate payment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><font color=\"#000000\">An example would be: &#8220;This must be completed today,&#8221; or &#8220;This is confidential,&#8221; or &#8220;I will explain later,&#8221; or &#8220;Please don&#8217;t delay.&#8221;<\/font><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The urgency of processing the request will prevent the employee from verifying whether it is from their boss. Since the urgent request came through as an AI deep fake voice, employees are much less likely to question it.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">These telecommunication scams utilizing voice deep fakes have become widespread among companies and are now seen as one of the largest sources of\u00a0voice scam\u00a0fraud against businesses.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Vendor or Supplier Impersonation<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Attacks involving vendor or supplier impersonation <\/span>are also fairly common. The attacker would typically call you and state that their bank information has changed. They then ask for payment to be sent to a new bank account going forward. Because the impersonated vendor sounds like your regular contact and the request seems routine, it is often approved without verifying the change. Often, the organization learns about the fraud only after many payments have already been made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information Extraction<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Not all attacks are about directly sending money. Criminals may also use the cloned voice of someone at your organization to extract confidential information. For example, they may request:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">username\/password<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">One-Time Password (OTP) codes<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">employee records<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">internal reports<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even with a strong focus on data security, a well-designed <\/span>AI voice deepfake<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> could lead your employees to let their guard down.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Voice_Cloning_Scams_Are_Hard_to_Detect\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Why Voice Cloning Scams Are Hard to Detect<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Voice cloning scams work by exploiting our natural tendency to trust what we hear from others, especially when they use a familiar voice. Most employees have been taught to be wary of suspicious emails, but few will expect to be a victim of a fraud that is perpetrated via a familiar voice.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">The instant someone hears a voice that they know, their brain automatically gives the voice \u201ctrust.\u201d Often people give credibility to that voice until something arises to make them question it.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Technological advancements have also led to better quality deepfake voice technologies that generate speech patterns that have normal pauses between words and an emotionally charged tone to them. As a result, the voice speaks in a manner that is no longer robotic or unnatural sounding.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organizations of all shapes and sizes need to have an understanding of <\/span>how is voice cloning used by cybercriminals<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Businesses_Can_Protect_Themselves\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>How Businesses Can Protect Themselves<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Despite the advancements in voice cloning technology, effective deterrence often relies on a basic level of vigilance.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Always Verify Financial Requests<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Do not rely solely on voice communication to verify that an employee has requested money.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Employees must verify with at least one other method before making any payment request.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">For example:<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Official e-mail<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Business messaging<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Calling back via a known number<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Even though the greatest, and most realistic-sounding, deepfake voices cannot circumvent good verification.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Establish Clear Approval Procedures<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To reduce the opportunity for <\/span><b>voice <\/b><\/span><span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"><strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">scams\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color:#000000\">to<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> succeed, organizations need to establish rules for how they will approve financial transactions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">For example, companies will establish:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Dual authorization for all transfers<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Written authorizations<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Vendor verification processes<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Using clearly defined, well-organized processes to execute financial transactions makes it harder for voice cloning to defraud firms.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Educate Employees About Voice Scams<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Many employees are unaware that voice cloning technology exists.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Employees should attended training sessions regarding:<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">How AI technology can be used to create voice clones<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Common signs that someone may be using a voice clone to commit fraud<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Acts of verification to show who requested what<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Simply making more employees aware of voice cloning will help deter many scams.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reduce Public Voice Exposure<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Voice cloning technology relies on having extensive audio samples available to create a voice clone.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Organizations may want to consider establishing policies to limit audio recordings uploaded online of their CEOs and other senior executives.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Even very small short clips from either a webinar or an interview could be used to generate a voice clone.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall, simply limiting the number of these types of recordings available increases the possibility that an organization is going to be targeted with Voice Cloning technology. Organizations should also follow proper <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/blog\/cybersecurity-best-practices\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cybersecurity best practices<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to reduce the risk of voice cloning attacks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<style>\n  .threatcop-banner {\n    background-color: #02022e;\n    border: 2px solid #00bf63;\n    border-radius: 12px;\n    padding: 12px 24px;\n    display: flex;\n    justify-content: space-between;\n    align-items: center;\n    max-width: 1100px;\n    margin: 20px auto;\n    color: #ffffff;\n    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\n  }\n\n  .threatcop-banner-text {\n    font-size: 18px;\n    font-weight: 500;\n  }\n\n  .threatcop-banner-button {\n    background-color: #00bf63;\n    color: #ffffff;\n    padding: 8px 20px;\n    border-radius: 8px;\n    text-decoration: none;\n    font-weight: 500;\n    white-space: nowrap;\n    transition: 0.2s ease;\n    font-size: 15px;\n  }\n\n  .threatcop-banner-button:hover {\n    opacity: 0.9;\n  }\n\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\n    .threatcop-banner {\n      flex-direction: column;\n      text-align: center;\n      gap: 10px;\n    }\n  }\n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"threatcop-banner\">\n  <div class=\"threatcop-banner-text\">\n    Discuss Your Organization\u2019s Human Risk Challenges\n  <\/div>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/threatcop.com\/contact-us?utm_source=thrm_summerized_blog\" class=\"threatcop-banner-button\">\n    Book a Meeting\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FAQs\"><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<style>#sp-ea-14142 .spcollapsing { height: 0; overflow: hidden; transition-property: height;transition-duration: 300ms;}#sp-ea-14142.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {margin-bottom: 10px; border: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }#sp-ea-14142.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a {color: #444;}#sp-ea-14142.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.sp-collapse>.ea-body {background: #fff; color: #444;}#sp-ea-14142.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single {background: #eee;}#sp-ea-14142.sp-easy-accordion>.sp-ea-single>.ea-header a .ea-expand-icon { float: left; color: #444;font-size: 16px;}<\/style><div id=\"sp_easy_accordion-1776070957\"><div id=\"sp-ea-14142\" class=\"sp-ea-one sp-easy-accordion\" data-ea-active=\"ea-click\" data-ea-mode=\"vertical\" data-preloader=\"\" data-scroll-active-item=\"\" data-offset-to-scroll=\"0\"><div class=\"ea-card ea-expand sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-141420\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse141420\" aria-controls=\"collapse141420\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-minus\"><\/i> How is voice cloning used by cybercriminals in business attacks?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse collapsed show\" id=\"collapse141420\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14142\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-141420\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Voice cloning is misused by cybercriminals to perpetrate fraud within organizations. They use cloned voices of company executives or vendors in order to request greater or unnecessary payments or confidential information. The success of these scams hinges upon the fact that the deepfake voice sounds real.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-141421\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse141421\" aria-controls=\"collapse141421\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> Can a deepfake voice be created easily?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse141421\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14142\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-141421\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">It is easy to create deepfakes with a voice. Current AI technologies permit the creation of an AI voice deepfake from very short audio clips taken from publicly available video or audio.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"ea-card sp-ea-single\"><h3 class=\"ea-header\"><a class=\"collapsed\" id=\"ea-header-141422\" role=\"button\" data-sptoggle=\"spcollapse\" data-sptarget=\"#collapse141422\" aria-controls=\"collapse141422\" href=\"#\" aria-expanded=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"ea-expand-icon eap-icon-ea-expand-plus\"><\/i> What is the safest way to prevent voice scams?<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"sp-collapse spcollapse \" id=\"collapse141422\" data-parent=\"#sp-ea-14142\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"ea-header-141422\"> <div class=\"ea-body\"><p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The most effective way to prevent voice scam victimization is to verify using a second communication channel. Even if an AI-created deepfake voice sounds credible, verifying through alternate means will prevent being defrauded.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI-enabled voice fraud is on the rise. Research from McAfee found that 1 in 4 adults had been victims of this type of crime, with\u00a077% of those individuals losing money. Organizations need to know how is voice cloning used by cybercriminals, if they want to safeguard their financial information and confidential data. 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