How to detect voice cloning
Remember the age old Nigerian Prince scam emails? Well, cyber criminals have far more sophisticated tactics now.
Criminals can create a digital twin of your voice and face, mimicking this fake version of you to do and say anything they want.
Even a few seconds from a YouTube or LinkedIn video of someone’s voice is enough for AI tools to clone it. And when you pair email and text phishing with voice cloning, chat GPT and deep-fake videos, you’ve got a very powerful scam on your hands.
Imagine getting an email from your manager, followed by an urgent phone call that sounds exactly like them, urging you to do something for them like download important documents. Only to realise it wasn’t your manager, but a fake version of them.
Or you receive a call from someone sounding just like a family member, asking for your help only to discover it wasn’t them at all.
What can you do:
1) Don’t trust a voice just because it sounds familiar to you.
2) Don’t take action if someone asks you for money, a code, or to do something on email.
3) Even if the request sounds like it could be legit, hang up and call the person back using a number you know (not the number they called you from).
If you do take action on a scam call, stay calm and contact CERT NZ for help.
