Senate Foreign Relations Chair Cardin targeted in deepfake attack
By Ray Bogan (Political Correspondent)
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was the target of a deepfake attack in which someone posed as a top Ukrainian official during a Zoom call. The incident, which happened earlier this month, involved someone impersonating the now-former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a conference with Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md.
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A US Senate security office email says a “deepfake” caller posed as the former foreign minister of Ukraine in a recent Zoom call with Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Click to see story on TechmemeSophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes – The Morning Sun
Click to see story on Morning SunA US Senate security office email says a “deepfake” caller posed as the former foreign minister of Ukraine in a recent Zoom call with Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (Karoun Demirjian/New York Times)
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Click to see story on ReadWriteThe story was exclusively reported by Punchbowl News. Straight Arrow News reached out to the committee to confirm the incident and the details.
The Punchbowl report said the person impersonating Kuleba asked questions participants thought were bizarre like, “Do you support long-range missiles into Russian territory?”
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According to Punchbowl, the Senate Security Office warned a group of leadership aides and security chiefs to be vigilant about others trying to do the same.
Sources told the outlet that Kuleba’s voice was likely recreated using artificial intelligence. The security notice stated the deepfake had “technical sophistication and believability.”
The motive is still not confirmed, however, people briefed said Russia may have done this in an attempt to create propaganda with a senior U.S. senator saying he supports attacks on Russian territory.
The FBI is investigating.
The Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee was the target of a deepfake attack, in which someone posed as a top Ukrainian official during a zoom call.
The incident, which happened earlier this month, involved someone impersonating the now-former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba during a conference with Senator Ben Cardin.
The story was exclusively reported by Punchbowl News. Straight Arrow News reached out to the committee to confirm the incident and the details.
According to Punchbowl, the Senate Security Office warned a group of leadership aides and security chiefs to be vigilant about others trying to do the same.
The Punchbowl report said the person impersonating Kuleba asked questions participants thought were bizarre like, “Do you support long-range missiles into Russian territory?”
Sources told the outlet Kuleba’s voice was likely recreated using artificial intelligence. The security notice stated the deepfake had “technical sophistication and believability.”
The motive is still not confirmed, however, people briefed said Russia may have done this in an attempt to create propaganda with a senior US senator saying he supports attacks on Russian territory. The FBI is investigating. For more unbiased reporting straight from our nation’s capital, download the straight arrow news app and turn on notifications.
Media Landscape
See who else is reporting on this story and which side of the political spectrum they lean. To read other sources, click on the plus signs below. Learn more about this dataBias Distribution
Left
Sophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes
Click to see story on Associated Press NewsSenator lured into deepfake call with ‘malign actor’ posing as Ukrainian
Click to see story on The Washington PostSen. Ben Cardin says he was targeted by apparent deepfake call
Click to see story on NBC News‘Deepfake’ caller posing as Ukraine’s ex-foreign minister talks to US Senator
Click to see story on The Kyiv IndependentTop Senator Targeted in Deepfake Operation
Click to see story on Political WireThe head of an important committee in the US Senate, the target of a deepfake with the former Ukrainian foreign minister. What did “Kuleba” ask him
Click to see story on Digi 24Sen. Ben Cardin Reportedly Targeted By Deepfake Video Caller Posing As Ukrainian Official
Click to see story on ForbesRight
Untracked Bias
A US Senate security office email says a “deepfake” caller posed as the former foreign minister of Ukraine in a recent Zoom call with Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Click to see story on TechmemeSophistication of AI-backed operation targeting senator points to future of deepfake schemes – The Morning Sun
Click to see story on Morning SunA US Senate security office email says a “deepfake” caller posed as the former foreign minister of Ukraine in a recent Zoom call with Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (Karoun Demirjian/New York Times)
Click to see story on Latest Nigerian News‘Deepfake’ Caller Poses as Ukrainian Official in Exchange With Key Senator
Click to see story on Jingletree‘Deepfake’ of Ukrainian Official Targets Top US Senator: NYT
Click to see story on Asia FinancialAn unknown pranker phoned the US senator with Kuleba’s deepfake
Click to see story on RTVI‘Charged’ questions expose impersonation of former Ukrainian minister
Click to see story on Pledge TimesNBC News: Sen. Ben Cardin says he was targeted by apparent deepfake call | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
Click to see story on ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzzSenator targeted in deepfake call with ‘malign actor’ posing as Ukrainian
Click to see story on futuremoneyfate.comTop U.S. Senator targeted by ‘deepfake’ caller posing as Ukrainian official
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