How your voice could be used by phone scammers

We've all become used to scam phone calls of various kinds, but it seems AI is allowing them to become more sophisticated. According to NordVPN, scammers are now able to create realistic voice clones from samples collected online and use them to extort money and data from victims' friends, relatives, or colleagues. 'A cheap and effective voice cloning software based on advanced machine-learning algorithms now can create highly convincing voice clones of individuals, including public figures. Scammers use these voice clones to impersonate someone trustworthy, such as a family member or a company executive, to gain the victim's trust and… [Continue Reading]