Artificial imposter: How AI technology fuelling rise in online voice scams

AI has already changed the game for cybercriminals. The barrier to entry has never been lower, which means it has never been easier to commit cybercrime. According to a research by McAfee’s upcoming report, ‘The Artificial Imposter’, reveals how AI technology is fuelling a rise in online voice scams. McAfee’s researchers discovered that they had no trouble replicating accents from around the world, whether they were from the US, UK, India or Australia, but more distinctive voices were more challenging to copy. Excerpts from the report on India.
Experience of voice scams

• 47% of Indians know someone or have themselves been subject to AI voice scams – This is highest in India – almost double of global avg 25%