By VINCENT OWINO More by this AuthorThe African Union Commission has fallen victim of cybercrime after fraudsters deployed artificial intelligence tools to impersonate the continental body’s head Moussa Faki. Mr Faki who is the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, the secretariat of the African Union routinely writes to global leaders whenever he needs to place a call. Such a letter is formally known as note verbale and is the standard procedure for scheduling meetings between the African Union leadership and representatives of other countries or international organisations. AI voice scams rattle USBut fraudsters faked his voice and placed several video calls to European capitals, ostensibly seeking to arrange meetings. “The African Union Commission reiterates its strict adherence to diplomatic protocol and exclusive usage of Note Verbale for high-level engagement requests,” Ms Kalondo said in a tweet.

Source: Daily Nation October 17, 2023 16:07 UTC