WhatsApp CEO Fraud: Cloned Voice Messages from the Boss Demand Urgency
Factos validados
Fraudsters send employees short voice messages in messengers: 'I'm on the plane right now — please urgently approve the invoice!'. The voice comes from YouTube interviews of the CEO.
Explicação simples
The faked boss message: Because it is the real voice and urgency is created, the employee switches off healthy distrust.
Relevância de segurança e dica prática
Never approve payments or transfers based solely on messenger voice messages.
Fonte primária / referência
- BSI Bürgerinformation Betrugsmaschen