A familiar voice is no longer proof of identity. Tom Eston and Scott Wright explain how AI voice-cloning scams turn family emergencies, executive requests, and urgent account changes into social-engineering bait—and why the defenses that work are old-fashioned but essential: pause, call back on a known number, use a private code phrase, and require independent approval before money, data, credentials, or access changes hands.
** Links mentioned on the show **
A scammer can now sound 100% like your wife — LinkedIn post
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/saedf_a-scammer-can-now-sound-100-like-your-wife-share-7505586875944853506-TLYq/
FTC — Scammers use AI to enhance their family emergency schemes
https://consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2023/03/scammers-use-ai-enhance-their-family-emergency-schemes
FTC — Preventing the harms of AI-enabled voice cloning
https://www.ftc.gov/policy/advocacy-research/tech-at-ftc/2023/11/preventing-harms-ai-enabled-voice-cloning
National Cybersecurity Alliance — Why your family and coworkers need a safe word in the age of AI
https://www.staysafeonline.org/articles/why-your-family-and-coworkers-need-a-safe-word-in-the-age-of-ai
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