He Voice Jacking either Voice cloning It is an increasingly frequent and professional type of fraud to obtain confidential, personal or bank information from the victims. It consists of create false audios, imitating the victim’s voice, but that seem authentic.
The National Police He has warned and explained how it works, and from the Incibe They also offer a series of recommendations not to fall into the trap.
What is the ‘Voice Hacking’ or the top of the voice cloning?
This scam consists in achieving voice recordings of the victims to use them later against known people and relatives with the aim of asking for money or trying other fraudulent actions. The scammers can record the voice of a person without their consent and use that audio to create false messages that seem authentic.
In a video of Tiktokthe National Police warns that cybercriminals They get your voice through a recording and with AI manage to manufacture an audio to deceive other people pretending that it is you. For example, relatives can receive an alleged call yours asking for money or remind you of some important fact as if you had forgotten, thus obtaining information.
They can not only impeach you, but They can supplant family, friends, co -workers or even your own boss and that you are the objective for any fraudulent action. According to the Inbibe, with this technique criminals can carry out other scams such as Vishing wave Voice identity supplantation.
How to protect yourself from ‘Voice Hacking’?
From the Incibe They offer a series of key tips and preventive measures to protect you from an increasingly frequent type of fraud.
- Distrust of calls from unknown numbers: If you decide to answer, verify the identity of the other person before sharing your personal information. Suspicion of rare requests or stories that generate urgency and always contrast the information. Keep calm, do not rush, and look for support in someone of trust if you have doubts.
- Change your passwords regularly: Use safe passwords that combine upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols. Do not repeat passwords in different accounts. Change them frequently reduces the risk that someone can use a compromised password.
- Avoid using voice attendees in public: In public spaces, voice assistants can capture conversations or commands that could be used by attackers to deceive or clone your voice. Use them only in private and safe places to reduce these risks.
- Keep your devices updated: Update your devices and programs is vital, since these updates usually correct security errors and protect you against new attacks. Install updates and security patches as soon as they are available.
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