Cyber criminals use AI to mimic CEO's voice and trick manager into transferring £200,000
The manager heard familiar voice patterns of his boss and suspected nothing in the call

Voice-channel frauds have boomed in recent years, according to security company Pindrop
The manager of a firm was tricked into transferring $243,000 to a bank account controlled by fraudsters after they used AI software to mimic the voice of his boss. The crime, in which cyber criminals...
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