Cardin Target of Deepfake Impersonating Top Ukraine Official: PB

Sept. 26, 2024, 12:14 AM UTC

“In recent days, a malign actor engaged in a deceptive attempt to have a conversation with me by posing as a known individual, Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Cmte, says in a statement.

  • Cardin in stmt says he ended a call “after immediately becoming clear that the individual I was engaging with was not who they claimed to be”
    • The Maryland Democrat says he alerted relevant authorities and law enforcement is now investigating
  • Deepfake was impersonating Dmytro Kuleba, who was Ukraine’s foreign minister before he stepped down earlier this month, according to Punchbowl News, ...





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