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Purportedly AI-Driven Phishing Scam Uses Spoofed Google Call to Attempt Gmail Breach of Security Expert
- Occurred
- Oct 7, 2024
- Published
- Oct 14, 2024
- Source
- AI Incident Database
Summary
Scammers allegedly used a purportedly AI-generated voice to impersonate a Google representative in an attempt to steal Gmail account credentials from security expert Sam Mitrovic. The reportedly AI-driven phishing call used a spoofed Google phone number and a fabricated email, making the scam appear legitimate. Mitrovic reportedly noted that the caller's professional demeanor, coupled with AI-generated speech and a Google-related number, could easily deceive unsuspecting users.
Developers
- Deepfake technology developers
- Synthetic audio generation technology developers
Deployers
- Scammers
Harmed parties
- Sam Mitrovic
- Epistemic integrity
Classification
Category confidence: 90%
Severity confidence: 85%
Rationale: AI-generated voice impersonation used in phishing attempt, fitting deepfake category with medium severity due to attempted breach.
Classifier: Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B-FP8